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I heart Minnesota fall

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I just adore the Minnesota fall season.  The colors change, the air becomes crisper, I get to pull out some of my favorite sweaters and boots...  I think I would go crazy if I lived in a climate that rarely changed.  Even if by the middle of winter I'm ready to call it quits.  I like that it varies and keeps things interesting.  Usually. In Costa Rica, we only had two seasons, which wasn't so bad either.  For approximately 5 months of the year, it was dry season  - beautiful sunny 85 degree days, hotter on the coasts but you had the ocean to dunk into.  If it was like that year round, it'd be a hard location to compete with for a place to call 'home' (that, and the fact that my family and friends don't live there).  The other season, on the other hand, could be a beast.  For the other 7 months of the year, it pretty much rained every day.  And in September - October, it would pour like you wouldn't belie...