Fall means a new semester. It means new boys, new clothes, new classes, but most importantly, it means the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte. Everyone knows that there’s no motivation to get out of bed and go to class like a PSL in hand. Luckily, the PSL is coming early this year, much like your high school boyfriend. Prepare mentally and physically for the return of this American icon on August 25th. Who needs summer? It’s vastly overrated when it prevents me from indulging in the Starbs of my dreams.
Sure, PSL season is supposed to coordinate with cooler temps, but if you go to school in the south you’ve experienced the pure joy that an Iced PSL can bring you. Plus, everyone knows that college girls start planning their Halloween costumes months in advance, and a PSL is just a regular latte in a costume (only less slutty than the typical equation of lingerie + ears = animal of choice). Because it has pumpkin in the name, instead of chocolate or caramel, it’s technically not fattening (or at least that’s what we tell ourselves, anyway). To celebrate its triumphant return, there’s now an official Pumpkin Spice Latte Twitter account. Prepare for your social media to literally blow up, because everyone knows that a PSL doesn’t exist until you Instagram it.
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If ten days feels too long to wait, there are Pinterest recipes galore and you can always DIY. Unfortunately, you’ll need a couple of filters to make it look Starbs chic… but you will save a lot of money. Rumor has it that the real Pumpkin Spice Latte doesn’t actually have any pumpkin at all, so it might not be the exact same game-changing taste. If you’re craving a PSL immediately, head to the nearest Yankee Candle and light one up. It’s basically the same thing, anyway.
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