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Well, hello October, nice to see ya.

It's been a whirlwind of a week and now is Thanksgiving weekend (already!) This is the part of the year I think "maybe it just won't snow this year" and "maybe summer just needed a little break, she'll come back."

Until then (and I know sometimes these thoughts are fruitless) let's embrace autumn in all its glory. 

Here is October's Top 5. 

Twitter Handle Necklace 

During the Olympics, one of the interns named me "Miss Social"as I ran around tweeting and Instagram-ing the Games. A takeoff of the classic Carrie Bradshaw necklace, I would love to get a @PortiaFavro pendant. 

 1982 by Jian Ghomeshi 

CBC's "Q" host Jian Ghomeshi has released his first book, 1982. It's all about his entering his grade nine year of school, and his attempt to be David Bowie. Awesome. 

Check out this interview: 

Smoking Slippers.

Almost as comfortable as your bedroom slippers, but socially acceptable to wear in the real world. 

I prefer mine with as much shine, sequins and studs as I can get. 

The Fall List. 

Staying in Toronto this summer was fantastic. Now that I'm here for another year I'm hoping to conquer my list of things to do and see this season. 

I already completed one! Off to a good start. 

Pumpkins. 

You know me by now. It's the most wonderful time of the year - pumpkin season. I'm decking out my new apartment in all things orange and gold until Christmas.

Have a lovely weekend and Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! 

dames.

Welcome autumn 2012 - here's to the start of pumpkin season, crisper days and the start of Saturday Night Live (PS did you see Joseph Gordan-Levitt host last week? Killer performance).  

My little home is coming together nicely, and my October schedule is quickly filling up with work, dance classes and dance performances (not to mention my birthday and Halloween). 

Stay tuned for the latest listings for shows and more! 

analyze.

Today we wish goodbye to summer and welcome the first day of autumn.

It's one of the most overanalyzed times - the transition period between seasons. However, I want to go about this a little differently this year.

I strongly believe there a many things that you can associate with a time, place or a memory.

For some, it's smell. Whenever I smell the perfume Paris by Yves Saint Laurent, I instantly remember playing dress up in my mother's closet and at her makeup vanity as a child (yes, I was a glitter girl from the start). 

For others, it's taste. My friends and I trade recipes and reminisce about that fabulous cafe here, or that homemade apple pie there.

For a large amount, it's music. It's those songs that come on your iPod you have to listen to it all the way through. 

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to escape Toronto and head up to a friend's cabin in Muskoka. In my car we were blasting The Darkness and while en route, someone said, "Portia, look out the window into the darkness." 

I rolled my eyes, but curiousity got the best of me. I have never seen as many stars there than I did on my way to the cottage in Ontario, and I've lived in both California and British Columbia, where it's wide open space. 

The entire weekend consisted to hanging out on the dock, sipping on beers and bonding with new and old friends while the last of our summer-appropriate music played in the background. 

It was one of those weekends when you think, "Maybe it just won't snow this year."

Sadly, we did have come home to the city, and our crew jelled back into their daily routines. 

Sitting at home wearing a slightly warmer outfit than I was August, one of those songs from my summer playlist came on my shuffle - I instantly smiled, remembering driving somewhere between the Georgian Bay and Toronto, window down and nothing on my mind but that moment.

Hey, maybe we'll get lucky again this year and it won't snow too much.

Here are a few of those songs for me below - what are yours?

fall12.

There's a great quote from the HBO drama, "The Newsroom" that really hit home with me.

 The executive producer Charlie Skinner (played by Sam Waterston) says "But once in a while, take three seconds- you can't spare more than that- take three seconds to notice where you are and what you're doing."

This really made me think. In this life where things move so fast (and I can totally attest/back up the newsroom, because it perfectly captures the speed of how quickly things can change) how can we keep up.

 More than ever, when September rolled around this year, I found myself unable to grasp how fast time had moved on me.

This year has been spectacular to say the least. There are few things better than graduating from university, interning at the national news station and working for the Olympics.

But here we are again at the end of another month and on the edge of a new season. Fall is a time of change, reflection and letting go.

We will remember those summer months with fond memories, but it is with a sweet sadness that we have to close the door on the season.

New apartment, new job, new dance gigs and a new outlook for autumn 2012. I'm ready.

With all things changing, so will some things here on the blogette. You may notice a few things moving around in the next few weeks, but never fear, I'll be getting all the kinks out as quickly as possible!

 If you're interested in advertising with Sunrise Junction, shoot me an email anytime and we'll chit chat.

 Have a great rest of your evening.

arugula.

There comes a few nights in September when you really feel autumn creeping in.

Running around in shorts can go from comfortable to chilly, the darkness starts to come a bit faster and quicker each night, and you finally surrender to putting another blanket on your bed.

We're in this delightful period of change. It's half summer, half autumn. Some days we're skipping around careless like we did in July, and others we welcome and burrow in with the fresh coolness that beckons the fall.

Our appetites change. My favourite food, pumpkin, is finally in season, yet I still find myself yearning for those fresh summer fruits and veggies that can easily be thrown into a salad for supper.

I stumbled upon this little video with a recipe that sounds like a fantastic "hurrah" to summer, while transitioning to the fall. The peaches will keep this dish fresh and sweet, but the arugula and shrimp add some texture and heaviness to the salad.

Guests, expect this for my next little dinner party.

glory.

It's been a glorious, long hot summer here in Toronto.

It's been different - not going home to my summer job, friends, family and life in British Columbia was something very new for me (as well as the humidity of Ontario).

However in ways, this was my favourite and best summer yet both personally and professionally.

Big and small, here are a few of my favourite moments:

The last photo shoot with my favourite photographer Katie before she moved back to B.C. (and is getting married next summer!)

Taking in the "50 Years of the Rolling Stones" photo exhibit opening night at the Analogue Gallery with fellow J-Skooler (and my lovely friend) Cashlyn.

I got to celebrate my two passions with my friends and family on the same day.

I graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Journalism in the afternoon, and performed in a big dance show that evening.