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“And everything that’s new has bravely surfaced
Teaching us to breathe
What was frozen through is newly purposed
Turning all things green”

I know that my excitement is a little bit premature, but I am getting really antsy about spring…for more than the obvious reasons. Usually I just like spring because it signifies the end of winter (which true Upstate New Yorkers know is actually a myth), but this year I’m actually looking forward to what spring brings with it. We got home from Elevate (winter camp) on Sunday afternoon and were greeted by 50 degree temperatures and sunshine. 

I was initially pleased to come home and realize that we actually had 3-4 inches of margin when pulling in and out of the driveway since the snowbanks had started to melt back, widening the narrow entryway we’d been wiggling in and out of for almost a month. I was also pleased to see that most of the snow that had been worrying us up on the roof was gone, and there didn’t seem to be any leaking or damage to the gutters (eeeew, I sound like such a boring homeowner). Ok now on to the more exciting stuff.

This morning I heard birds chirping on my way into work, and noticed buds on the trees. Then when I got home, I smelled the most wonderful smell…a grill. One of my awesome neighbors who I have never met was grilling. If there weren’t still 2 feet of snow (which may or may not be around and on top of the patio furniture we had no place to store over the winter) on my deck I would have done the same…but just looking forward to it is good enough for me.

Oh, and I totally forgot to mention how much I love this early daylight savings thing. Although it’s a little odd on the days I go to the gym in the morning, because it’s still pitch black out at 6am, it is wonderful on the days that I don’t make it to the gym in the morning b/c I can still catch a run after work in the daylight without my lungs freezing. Oddly enough, this even makes my day better if I don’t actually take advantage of that run…at least I can make myself think that I might run instead of spending the day regretting the fact that I slept through my morning workout. Beautiful.

This list is getting long but I must mention that I listened to a CD in my car for the first time in a long time today, which means 2 things. One, it is warm enough for my very temperamental and extraordinarily picky CD player (in my increasingly ghetto car, which is another post for another day). Two, it was one of those “grab your favorite CD and roll the windows down” days, which you can of course cannot enjoy in the winter.

Oh and last year I planted stuff (do I call them flowers or plants? I’m not sure) in what I hope will resemble some sort of garden or landscaping (can you tell I am new to this) in our backyard. So I’m pretty pumped to see how/if/when I get to enjoy the fruits, or blooms, of that labor…while sitting on my back porch, in the sun, at 8pm, after a nice jog, eating something off of the grill…aaaaaaaaaaah.