I highly recommend....

...when life has you freaking out, that you go and get yourself with people who a) know you, b) love you for who you are,

and c) will buy you a pumpkin of your very own to carve.

Yes, Baxter time provides all of the above,

and then some:

The exuberance of Simon, 

the boy with the sweetest smile and a heart to match.

The entertainment of Nathan, 

the boy who impresses us with what he does not know he can do.

And the easiness of Adam, the boy who knows how to make you feel important when you've given him no cause.

There is also, of course, the patience that is Brent

[sorry Brent, this is the only picture I had for evidence...],

the requisite game of Apples to Apples,

and the making of a special dinner with Andrea.

Which, lest you think I forgot, brings me to:

Andrea.

My friend.

She cares for me, she listens to me, she laughs at my corniness.  She provides for me, encourages me, and allows me just to be.  

She is one of my favorite gifts. 

Much like Baxter time is some of my favorite time--

as I said, I highly recommend it!