Soon, my love, soon
I'm not a winter kinda gal. Sartorially, I give up. I just want to be warm, so bye-bye cute blouses and kicky capris! I'm all about the sweaters and the fleece, much to my hubby's chagrin. I only wear socks in the fall and winter, favoring sockless slip-on shoes and sandals with pinkly painted toenails in the warm months. Winter? Why bother? No one can see them beneath my woolen, black, oh-so-sexy socks. And then there's the dark. The tractor beam of the sofa drags my ass to it every evening. It's like a third of our lives is swiped from us, we just skip the fun part and head for the sedentary, sofa part.
There are hints that spring is on its way, a sneaky little crocus here, a sheltered daffodil bloom there, but the true harbinger of spring AND my favorite day of the year is Day Light Savings Time. I'm giddy with glee. Although I'll spend the first few days calculating what time it REALLY is, I'm also just plain delighted that there's a little light when I get home. Seriously, the dark makes my brain shut down into uselessville, so having a little extra light puts a little hustle in my bustle. This year it starts two weeks earlier, on March 11! It's like Congress sent me a little present or something.
My second favorite day of the year is the vernal equinox, you know, the first day of winter. Yeah, sounds contrary until you realize that it's the shortest day of the year and every day after that sees two minutes more of light! wheee! It can't get any worse!
I lied two paragraphs ago, the very happiest day of the year is that first day you go outside without a jacket and in short sleeves. I'm sure I look the idiot smiling like a jackass eating briars, but it's a pure, unadulterated happiness that is quite impossible to summon up in January or February. Suddenly, I'm reminded that there are cute boys and girls all around! Who knew that beneath the wool and fleece lurked good lookin' folks? All winter everyone looks so pinchy and introverted. Spring, everyone suddenly stops contemplating their navels.
Too bad they don't have a special line of cards for "Congratulations on getting an extra hour!" or Happy DST, Baby!" Do they even have "Happy Spring"? Hrmm. Perhaps I'l have to design one! I'll definitely have to buy myself some flowers!
There are hints that spring is on its way, a sneaky little crocus here, a sheltered daffodil bloom there, but the true harbinger of spring AND my favorite day of the year is Day Light Savings Time. I'm giddy with glee. Although I'll spend the first few days calculating what time it REALLY is, I'm also just plain delighted that there's a little light when I get home. Seriously, the dark makes my brain shut down into uselessville, so having a little extra light puts a little hustle in my bustle. This year it starts two weeks earlier, on March 11! It's like Congress sent me a little present or something.
My second favorite day of the year is the vernal equinox, you know, the first day of winter. Yeah, sounds contrary until you realize that it's the shortest day of the year and every day after that sees two minutes more of light! wheee! It can't get any worse!
I lied two paragraphs ago, the very happiest day of the year is that first day you go outside without a jacket and in short sleeves. I'm sure I look the idiot smiling like a jackass eating briars, but it's a pure, unadulterated happiness that is quite impossible to summon up in January or February. Suddenly, I'm reminded that there are cute boys and girls all around! Who knew that beneath the wool and fleece lurked good lookin' folks? All winter everyone looks so pinchy and introverted. Spring, everyone suddenly stops contemplating their navels.
Too bad they don't have a special line of cards for "Congratulations on getting an extra hour!" or Happy DST, Baby!" Do they even have "Happy Spring"? Hrmm. Perhaps I'l have to design one! I'll definitely have to buy myself some flowers!
