Is it March Yet?

I have been feeling sad a lot lately, and I think that there are a couple factors that are majorly affecting my mood.

#1 is obviously the pregnancy, I am known to be a tad on the emotional side when I am not pregnant, so little Eloise (and all the hormones racing through her and I) has great effects on whether I am crying, laughing, moping, or anything else. :)

#2 is OBVIOUSLY the weather. For some reason, I cannot stand the winter any longer. I think it partly has to do with so much to look forward to in the spring and summer, and partly because I am not a huge fan of being cold (which seems to become more apparent as the years go by.) Luckily, sometimes I have some nice hot flashes that actually make my fingers and toes thaw out. :)

#3 is that I don't know what to do with my time...I thought I would love being graduated and working part-time for a while during the winter and summer, but I actually MISS being busy. I miss having tasks that I need to complete and having checklists and schedules, and etc. Maybe I just need to learn to relax, or maybe I need to find a productive hobby. Not sure.

More on this later. I need to think about what I REALLY want to do with my time and such until Eloise gets here. I know when she is here I will be so busy loving her and taking care of her I will be wishing I had 20 more hours in the day. :)

An Ode to the Sun

After what seems like weeks, and feels like months, I have seen the sun in its crisp blue-sky home! I almost forgot what a blue sky looked like and I definitely forgot what it feels like to have the rays of the sun warm my body through a window.

This morning I woke up before the sun was up, but then something different happened. The sun actually came up!! It wasn't hidden behind gray, dreary clouds that promised snow and cold. It was popping up right in our back yard trying to shine through our shades (which have worked out really nice, by the way.) So, when I got out of bed I opened the shades and I could FEEL THE SUN'S WARMTH...that lovely, relaxing warmth that makes you feel like it is not winter anymore. So, I closed my eyes and I soaked it in, pretending that winter was gone, my toe nails were painted and I was down at Michigan beach. It was PERFECT.

Of course, I eventually had to open my eyes, realize winter is here to stay at a solid 9 degrees, and get ready for work. But, it was nice while it lasted. :)

Very nice.

So, here is my ode to the sun...well, actually it belongs to the Beatles, but the sun could not be more perfect. :)

Ode to the Sun

Just be sure to listen with your eyes closed and pretend that it is summer!!