Today smells like April. What a wonderful gift. I can actually see grass and even opened a window for some fresh air today. It doesn't take much to make us Michiganders eager for spring. If the constant winter frigid temps haven't done it, then a teaser like today and tomorrow will. It's amazing what the weather can do to your psyche.
In the winter, I'm all wrapped up in a blanket on the couch, in my jammies and ready for bed by 8:30, if not earlier. In the summer, I'd still be at one of the boy's baseball game, thinking about that glass of sangria (or three) I'm going to enjoy when I get home. Let's face it. Once the romance of the Christmas season is over, winter is a drag. It's dark, cold, and depressing. Everything is dead outside and it's so complicated to "just run out." Winter sucks.
Spring and summer, on the other hand, are wonderful. The days start getting longer and it's exciting to see new growth (at least for me it is) coming up through the ground. Robins, blue birds, orioles, and hummingbirds return to visit. Everything is new and fresh and colorful.
In the winter, it's hard to break out of your comfort zone. Last week, I had to venture out to one of Cameron's orchestra concerts at 7:30 p.m. Holy crap, that's only one hour away from jammie time for me and the temperature was about two below zero! Out on a Wednesday night past 8:30--horrors!
Now 7:30 p.m. in the summer, that's a different story. The day is practically just beginning! I'd be ready to go for a walk, sitting outside wishing the day would never end because I love watching the birds, or thinking about going to Coldstone's for ice cream. "What do you want to do now? Wanna go somewhere? Let's go somewhere."
Winter has so many requirements--coats, gloves, boots, and scrapers. Summer makes you feel so bohemian. Just jump in the car with your flip flops on and go. Your hair is flying in the wind and the windows at home are wide open. Oh, you wild thing!
I've decided that I like my summer personality better than my winter one. I'm so much more optimistic and open to life. I'm a "yes man" in the summer and a "no way, dude" in the winter.
Thank goodness February is upon us and spring is on it's way. I know we still have more snow storms and possibly ice storms to survive before we are in the clear, but I think I'll go try on my shorts! See, today's weather is already turning me into a "yes man". Although, I know by Friday I'll be back to saying "no way dude...it's cold and dark outside."
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