Today Is...

Today is the longest day of the year--summer solstice.  I love today.  Landon's 4th grade teacher (Hi, Miss Tammy!) once tried to explain to me why it's not coldest on the shortest day of the year and why it's not hottest on the longest day of the year.  I didn't really understand it, but believe me, there's a reason for it.

Today is Ragnar's Wasatch Back Relay.  I can honestly say that I am NOT sad to miss it this year.

Today is Friday.  I'm always glad for a weekend, but Friday afternoons are eternal.  No one is emailing.  No one is calling.  The large projects for the week have already been completed.

Today is a birthday party at work.  Cake, ice cream, M&M's.  Happy day!  It could only be better if Spencer was here.  Or if I wasn't here.  Whichever.

Summer!

This weekend, summer arrived.  It was hot and beautiful.  We mowed the lawns (and by "we" I mean Landon).  We washed the car.  We barbecued.  We ate watermelon.

Ah, watermelon!  How I've missed you!

Who Knew?

• that I could jog three whole miles? (There was one very short water stop.)
• that I would buy a cookbook? (I still hate cooking, but this was VERY intriguing, very cute, and every recipe was under 200 calories!)
• that on August 10, 2009, I would wish I had a sweater while waiting for the bus? (Mildest, most beautiful summer EVER!)

I Think I'm in the Minority

I keep hearing from people about how hot and yucky it is. How they are going to melt. How the bugs are conspiring to pick them up and carry them away.

Yeah, right. We have had 900 days of cold, people! We've been in sweaters! We've been in jackets! We've been under umbrellas! And tarps! IT IS ABOUT TIME FOR SOME HEAT!

Amy--who is a cold freak--keeps telling me about the gross, awful heat. This is the same girl who went for a walk in the rain. On purpose. And it was a cold rain, too! So now it has become a joke to see what kinds of comments we get on the weather. Amy even wanted to start keeping score on the point board, but I nix'd the idea, citing the fact that we didn't keep score on when people whined about the cold. (Of course, since she's the official score-keeper, she could pretty much do whatever she wanted. But shhh... don't tell!)

I just want to say, for the record--I LOVE THE SUMMER! It is warm and glorious and colorful. You get to wear sandals; or no shoes at all! You get to drink cold and wet and wonderful stuff without freezing to death afterward. There is watermelon. And cookouts. And it stays light forever.

So, let me know if you actually witness someone getting carried away by the bugs. Then--and only then--I MIGHT change my mind. In the meantime, pull out the squirt guns, the sunscreen, and the lawn chairs. Here's to a long and prosperous summer for us all!