I truly do love spring for the warm weather after a long, cold winter. I love being able to open up doors and windows and let the house breathe. I love being able to walk outside without putting on a jacket or even shoes for that matter. I love seeing everything around me green up and all of the beautiful plants and flowers appear. I love seeing how excited the kids are about all of the summery activities they are able to do now, whether it's playing at the park, running through the sprinkler or camping.
Honestly, though, I'm an even bigger lover of summer winding down and fall coming on down. I'm exhausted by the end of the three months and can't wait for school to start and for our days to become more focused on being indoors. I've always thought I'm a little odd for feeling this way, but I really do think it's my introverted self coming through. There's only so much of the doorbell ringing and kids running in and out to play and trying to get past my childhood memories of my dad insisting that if it's nice outside we should be outside and not sitting inside "wasting" our time before I just want to shut all of the doors and windows and curl up somewhere with an interesting read. Of course, this isn't really practical with a household of three active kids who love playing with the neighbor kids and love nothing more than to be able to run inside and outside with them all day long. So it seems that my introverted self and this season of warmth and outdoor activity are going to have to work out a compromise in order for my sanity to remain intact.
Or maybe it's just because I'm pregnant and am not really looking forward to trying to keep up this activity level for the next three months. In much warmer and more humid weather to boot.
2 comments:
How interesting that you like the fall better. I'm just the opposite, but it's tied to childhood memories for me too. I loved the summer because I didn't have to go to school! I wasn't usually allowed outside because I was a latchkey kid before I was old enough to be, so I longed to be outside though. I also love the green and being able to run and play. We get so cooped up in the winter.
I can definitely relate to your wanting things to slow down and to be able to retreat from all the people and busyness though! I hope you find a way to cocoon a bit with the new baby and the kids when your little sweetie comes soon.
Totally belated comment, but I am with you re: fall. It wasn't always that way -- I used to dread autumn because I wasn't fond of going back to school. For many years post-school (probably around 10) I would still get a feeling of dread around that time of year. Now I really enjoy it -- the smell in the air, the colors, wearing sweaters... :)
I appreciate all the seasons, though -- even winter, although given the choice, I think I would shorten it to six weeks and keep the temperatures above 20 degrees!
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