Some tulips I bought on a Thursday just because they looked like Spring.The recent chilly weather, gray skies and the abundance of indoor sports had left me with a bad case of winter depression. It hit me especially hard last week on a somewhat sunny lunch break while out at the carwash vacuuming my car. I realized that it was the first time in weeks if not months that I had spent more than 5 minutes outside. I actually stopped vacuuming turned toward the sun and just stood there feeling the warmth on my face. I bet I looked pretty weird but I really didn’t care, that brief minute or two of sunlight did wonders for my mood and I actually felt a little burst of energy that stayed with me the rest of the day.
The forecast for last weekend was a good one and I went to bed Friday night determined to spend the next two days outside with my family soaking in as much vitamin D from the sun as we could. We all desperately needed it!
As predicted the weather turned out to be absolutely lovely. So bright and early Saturday morning I got up and opened every single window in the house…a favorite spring/summer time ritual I inherited from my mother. I needed to take advantage of the nice weather to rid us of the yucky stale air that has been circulating throughout our house since November. The cool breeze felt perfect while I made breakfast although it was short lived because once everyone got up they all swore they were freezing to death and John actually turned the fireplace on. We closed the windows and ate our yummy breakfast, then I sent everyone outside and reopened the stuffy house that now smelled of bacon.
Outside bikes were pulled down from the garage ceiling for the first time this year and the boys (big and small) spent hours playing basketball in the driveway….in shorts!
The forecast for last weekend was a good one and I went to bed Friday night determined to spend the next two days outside with my family soaking in as much vitamin D from the sun as we could. We all desperately needed it!
As predicted the weather turned out to be absolutely lovely. So bright and early Saturday morning I got up and opened every single window in the house…a favorite spring/summer time ritual I inherited from my mother. I needed to take advantage of the nice weather to rid us of the yucky stale air that has been circulating throughout our house since November. The cool breeze felt perfect while I made breakfast although it was short lived because once everyone got up they all swore they were freezing to death and John actually turned the fireplace on. We closed the windows and ate our yummy breakfast, then I sent everyone outside and reopened the stuffy house that now smelled of bacon.
Outside bikes were pulled down from the garage ceiling for the first time this year and the boys (big and small) spent hours playing basketball in the driveway….in shorts!
It was such a glorious day.
Sunday we headed out back and cleaned up the wasteland that is our winter backyard. I looked over my dirt flowerbeds and noticed just a few tiny green flecks…that got me really excited! I wanted so badly to just dive in and start digging and planting away but it’s still way too early. The kids took turns swinging in the hammock while John and I cleaned up the grill and the patio furniture. The weather was so nice that we ended up grilling hotdogs and brats for dinner. It was fun pretending it was already summertime…even if only for a short time, as the forecast is calling for a rainy-snow mix of showers for the next 4 days…yuck.
But hey we live in Colorado…home of crazy weather changes and the forecast for this weekend is actually looking good…sunny and in the high 50’s.
Yahoo…bring on that vitamin D!!
Sunday we headed out back and cleaned up the wasteland that is our winter backyard. I looked over my dirt flowerbeds and noticed just a few tiny green flecks…that got me really excited! I wanted so badly to just dive in and start digging and planting away but it’s still way too early. The kids took turns swinging in the hammock while John and I cleaned up the grill and the patio furniture. The weather was so nice that we ended up grilling hotdogs and brats for dinner. It was fun pretending it was already summertime…even if only for a short time, as the forecast is calling for a rainy-snow mix of showers for the next 4 days…yuck.
But hey we live in Colorado…home of crazy weather changes and the forecast for this weekend is actually looking good…sunny and in the high 50’s.
Yahoo…bring on that vitamin D!!
1 comment:
That's a lovely picture. You really missed your calling.
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