Follow these signs and you’ll be enjoying an exciting Labor Day weekend in no time:
- The leaves are really turning red, it’s not just a dead branch stuck up there.
- The Halloween candy is already picked over in the grocery store.
- Back to School supplies are on clearance.
- You can’t get a reservation at the lake; they’re booked.
- People are stocking up on Hershey bars, marshmallows and graham crackers.
- No one is using the pool.
- You’ve given up on your flowerpots.
- The dog is shedding ferociously.
- You took your window air conditioner out.
- Thanksgiving decorations are already in the drug stores.
- The catalogs are already stressing you out about Christmas.
- You finally found the perfect pair of white shorts, but you can’t wear them now.
- The NYS thruway is peppered with overloaded cars with university stickers.
- The school buses are doing their dry runs.
- Guidance counselors are hiding under their desks because of the barrage of parents.
- You haven’t uncovered the lawn furniture in a week.
- It’s dark already at 8:00.
- You need a jacket to go out to dinner.
- Starbucks is featuring their Pumpkin Spice Latte.
- Ice cream stands are out of your favorite flavor.
- Radio stations are doing “end of summer” mixes.
- The cooking shows are featuring oven dinners.
- Your favorite brewery is featuring the winter brews.
- Everyone is wearing boots again.
- You feel stressed that you haven’t taken the boat out “one last time.”
- Your hallway is laden with paraphernalia for a dorm room.
- You’re switching from light fruity drinks to dark, dry, red wine.
- The soccer coach has already called with the fall schedule.
- You’ve received a list of items to buy from your child’s teacher.
- It’s almost the playoffs in baseball.
- You find yourself making hot tea.
- The thunderstorms are furious.
- It’s really hurricane season.
- You’ve given up on achieving your bikini body for this year.
- You brought your sweaters to the dry cleaners.
- The florists are featuring mums.
- The apple stands are open.
- Suddenly, you’re craving homemade maple syrup.
- You feel an intrinsic urge to buy new pens.
- You got the school calendar.