i grew up hearing all kinds of stupid cliches about the weather as a kid in the midwest. i'm sure other people heard them to. march comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. april showers bring may flowers. okay, that's all i can think of right now. i try really hard to forget some things.
but the showers and flowers thing is all to real in seattle. actually, it's not just the month of april that brings the rain. it pretty much rains from october to may. people from here seem used to it. i was fine the first two years of living here. lately, it's doing me in! i like rain as much as the next person but dang it i need my sunshine! i'm a brown skinned girl who loves to have her skin kissed by the sun. i soak it up unapologetically and love the darker hue my skin gets in the summer. yesterday, i took some pictures and noticed how incredibly pale i was. i'm seriously two shades lighter than normal. that is not okay.
i know rain makes things grow. water is life giving and life sustaining. but too much of a good thing is destructive. i'm not a fan of flowers either but my allergies kind of sealed that deal at birth. they are pretty from a distance but i can do without them. well, i admit that i buy flowers weekly in the summer to brighten up the house. but i'm not one of those girls who smells flowers or grows them in the garden. i might possibly plant flowers in front of my house for curb appeal but even that is up for debate.
back to the rain. enough already. i am ready for some sunshine. i mean that both literally and figuratively. it's time!
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