Spring.

"For The Lord thy God is a merciful God." -Deuteronomy 4:31

..because eventually, if you live in a pretty temperate climate, WINTER ALWAYS ENDS. IT DOES. THANK YOU MERCIFUL GOD.

It's no secret I hate winter. I hate being cold. I hate wearing pants. I hate that the trees look so ugly. I hate snow. I hate that there's no baseball. I hate wearing coats and having to bundle up everywhere i go. I hate that it's only light outside for 10 hours. And to make things worse, due to poor circulation, I have freezing cold hands and feet all year long, even when it's hot outside. I like maybe only one thing and that's the holiday celebrations. And even those aren't even my favorite holidays so, eh.

But spring/summer, I just love. I feel a certain rebirth when it becomes warmer and I can start to feel myself getting happier. We celebrate Easter and the Atonement and Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ-Easter is one of my favorite holidays because it is so joyful and warm. And then theres General Conference the first week of April, which always boosts me up. This conference I especially loved Elder Cook's talk on peace. Maybe it's because I spent all week silently freaking out about North Korea, but I felt like he did an excellent job of being comforting, intelligent, and realistic at the same time. He's becoming one of my favorite speakers. I also enjoyed President Monson's closing remarks-how he encouraged us to be tolerant, kind and loving to those who do not share our beliefs. We could all work on that.

AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON BASEBALL RETURNING AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS POPPING. I will deal with those in another post.

Oh, hello spring/summer. I love you. I love the warm weather and feeling sun on my skin. I love air drying my hair. I love wearing casual skirts and flowy sundresses everywhere I go. I love wearing sperrys all the time (oh wait, I do that year round). I love baseball, and Nats Park, and sitting in the stands with the people who mean most to me. I love that our house is no longer freezing. I love popsicles and milkshakes and slurpees. I love walking leisurely down the Mall with friends, laughing and enjoying our fun life in our Nation's Capital. I love that the sun goes down at 8 or later. I love beach trips and road trips and all other trips. I love happiness.

I also love Tony Goldwyn, but he has nothing to do with summer. Here's a picture anyway (how will I survive a summer without "Scandal"?? That's the one downside.)

Have a (warm) historical day :)