THIS is what the sky around here has looked/felt like the past 2 days. Glorious, I  know. It’s been like a teaser for Fall.  Fall, COMING SOON! NOT funny, but very nice. I am SO pumped for Fall it’s ridiculous. I’ve enjoyed you, Summer, but please get out and bring Fall.

Of course, when I open this blog and begin writing the clouds/overcast rolls in. Awesome. That’s like when you wash your car, it will rain later that day. Or going to the bathroom at a restaurant means they’ll bring your food while you’re gone. I write about great weather and it suddenly turns blah.

It is amazing how you can allow the weather to direct your moods. I definately allow it. I’m a big believer that you are the only person who controls YOUR moods. But think about it, as hard as you try, it’s difficult to be chipper on a gloomy/rainy day. When you walk outside and receive a refreshing breeze across your face and your hair is lifted off your shoulders (in my case, my back) all you can do is stop, inhale, smile, and give a little thanks to God. It’s as if He is giving you a little pat on the back to help you along in your day.

Cold fronts are my favorite.  They’re such teasers for the whole season, though. There was a Monday morning monsoon and of course, my rainboots were in the very back of my SUV… but I wasn’t about to pass up an opportunitiy to wear those pink and yellow polka-dotted rubber boots, plus I needed them for the 30 yard walk to the office building from my car. So, I put my car in Park and climbed to the back, put those suckers on and climbed back to the front. I even got to use my new blue gingham umbrella I received as a birthday gift!  After all the fun in the rain, I woke up on Tuesday morning to an incredible, almost surreal day of perfect weather. I drove to work with the windows down and sun roof open. I proceeded to come home and crash for a cat nap with all the windows in our apartment open. I slept this way at night too.

This morning while I was enjoying the crisp, calm air, I was trying to drive as slowly as possible just so I could spend more time “outside.” It was the first time I wished I had longer than a 5 minute drive to work. There’s something about beautiful, crisp weather that helps calm me and puts things into perspective. It helps me open my eyes to think about the big picture, if you will.  Maybe it’s the illusion of mass amounts of fresh air? …Or the nastalgic flash backs of my childhood activity of lying in the grass decifering shapes in the clouds flowing slowly past? I hope this weather sticks around…but let’s be honest, it’s probably going to be 102-ish next week.