I believe in, expect, and require LOTS of sunshine. Like a cactus.
I’ve been fighting off a depressed, slow mood as a result of all the cold, cloudiness we’ve had. It just messes with me. I took the boys to their first day of swim lessons yesterday with swimwear on under my clothes. I was fully ready to soak up sun while they were in their warm, heated pool swimiming classes. I hadn’t checked the weather – what a disappointment! It was so cold I kept all my clothes on, including my “emergency jacket” from the car and I wrapped up in all the kids’ dry towels until I had on so many layers I barely fit in the chair.
Today I left the bikini at home and wore a parka. And needed it. (Why yes, I DID look a bit freaky by the gym’s pool in a parka. I so don’t care.)
I’m looking forward to HOT. I want scorching sun. I have a date with it, actually, and it better show! My mom and sister and I are going to Austin this weekend for Willie’s annual 4th of July concert there and I’m thinking it will be HOT. I am SO cold right now that I’m looking forward to the heat, not just to Willie.
Because I know you’ll wonder, the high yesterday was 82. Today it’s 79. And no, that is NOT warm. Here it always feels way colder than it actually is. It doesn’t really even feel hot here unless it’s 100, and even that’s kinda nice. So if it’s 75 outside and it FEELS like 60 and then you factor in my own insane cold natured stuff, then we’re really talking about the temperature of a Slurpee.
I feel really bad about shaving all the cat’s fur off last month. He’s opposed to my putting other layers on him, even though he’s Slurpee-cold. Or maybe he’s just opposed to wearing a 6-9 month size baseball onesie. Not sure.
5:38 pm
I would love to see pictures. Of the cat in a onesie or the parka wrapped snowlady by the pool, lol.
Either one conjures up a pretty funny image.
9:12 pm
Haha, exact same thing happened to me yesterday. Had outdoor swimming lessons for my kids in 16 deg, Cels. (yes, I’m Canadian), Conversion: 61 F., cloudy, then raining. I didn’t even bother going to the pool because my little boy had nausea from a lingering stomach flu (ehh) and I knew there was no way my little girl was gonna deal with being that cold.
9:40 pm
Meanwhile the clouds and rain we’ve had here in Dallas since last night have brought the first not-broiling weather we’ve had in a month. It was SO NICE not to feel all my edges singe and sizzle when I got into my car last night after work! I expect it will be a lot hotter this weekend in Austin – and it will be humid, at least by your standards. Can you take it?!