Spring Fever

This may be a bold and somewhat arrogant statement. Who am I to tell the rest of the world they’re wrong??? But I think I’ll do it anyway…

I believe that the holiday calendar is out of synch with Mother Nature’s seasonal calendar for one holiday – Christmas. The weeks of cold weather, combined with the tease of spring we got last weekend have led me to this conclusion. Christmas and spring are just too far apart.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love cold weather, and I really love the snow. I love to ski. I love to watch Sadie get excited and run around in huge circles kicking up snow in every direction. But after a while, you get tired of having to put on several layers of clothes just to walk outside. If you live in an old house like we do, you get tired of the wind blowing right through it. If you have gas heat, you get tired of having astronomical bills each month even though your house never seems to get any warmer.

Ideally, everyone wants a white Christmas. It’s both a song and a movie for a reason. But once Christmas is over, there’s really nothing to look forward to, except spring. Imagine a world where Christmas is the grand finale of winter. The anticipation builds throughout the cold days and nights, leading up to the climactic celebration with family and friends. You no longer open the last present or attend the last party thinking I can’t believe it’s over. Knowing that spring, with all its energy and color is just around the corner, carries you through the last few days of winter.

Examples of holidays that work:

We actually had our first taste of warm weather last weekend. Looking back, it really wasn’t that warm. But for some reason, Car and I got a little carried away and decided to welcome the weather with some of our spring attire. After dressing Mary Reese in a pink, short-sleeved dress, we had no choice but to follow her lead. I was sporting shorts and flip-flops before I came to my senses and realized that 60 degrees isn’t that warm when the wind chill is 10-15 degrees cooler. Nevertheless, we wanted to share some of our “spring” pictures with all of you.

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