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Spring is in the air--wait, was that just snow I saw coming from the sky? No I see blooms starting on the tree outside, it must be spring time. Although I did see on weather.com that there is snow in the forecast for the weekend so it must still be winter. Didn't Punxsutawney Phil report that spring was on its way?
Depending on where you live, you may feel that spring is here or you may feel like this winter will never end. For those of you in the south or east, it looks like spring is arriving a little early and aren't you all the lucky ones. I on the other hand, unfortunately reside in an area where winter drags on forever. Every now and then, spring shows its face with little glimpses here and there, teasing and toying with my emotions.
One day the sun is out and temperatures creep up into the high 50's maybe even reaching 61 or 62 degrees. The very next day snow is falling, the wind is blowing and we are lucky to make it to a high of 40. This continuous game of up and down goes on for months before the weather evens out and stays warm. We joke around in our house about how the weather for baseball season is so much worse than football season could ever get. A little backwards I know. But seriously, I spend majority of the baseball season bundled up in my ski gear, hiding under a blanket shivering and hoping that the game does not run long. Then football comes around and I am getting sunburned if I forget to apply sunscreen.
So here I am wearing short sleeves one day and a turtleneck the next trying my best to manage the change in temperatures. While all I really want is for spring and summer to arrive and the weather to be nice.
I can honestly say I love all of the seasons, I just prefer to be warm. If I can stay inside curled up by the fireplace with a lovely cup of chai tea, then it can snow all day. But if I am going outside, I demand some sort of warmth. Funny because I do love skiing in the winter, I just won't go unless the sun is out. I know people say that in the winter you can put on as many layers as you need to stay warm but in summer you can only take so much off--I don't care, I would rather be near naked and hot then have ten layers on and still freeze. Thus summer is the ultimate season for me.
So why is it I am already suffering from seasonal allergies when the weather is continually turning from warm to freezing and spring does not appear to be on its way? Shame on you Punxsutawney Phil, I had so much hope in your prediction this year. That will teach me to trust a groundhog.
My eyes are itchy, my nose is running and my ears are plugged, I hate you spring--wait I just said I love spring time, oh I am so confused, probably from the Claritin. :) Let me try this again, I love the warmth that comes with spring and summer, I just hate the itchy eyes and runny nose that comes as well.
I don't know about you but when the pollen count picks up my eyes become a red and itchy mess. Not to mention my nose runs which plugs my ears and has me either constantly blowing my nose or sneezing. I know I am not the only one out there that battles this. At the very least I ruined my two boys by sharing my genetics with them and giving them this lovely gift. My oldest gets sent to the nurse's office at least once per year because some teacher has never seen such red itchy eyes with the exception of pink-eye. So of course she sends him to the office because he must have pink-eye and no matter what he tells them they are convinced he is wrong. The nurse on the
