Longing

I WANT SUMMER!

The weather is teasing me. I look out my window in the morning and let the sun shine into my room. It's gorgeous, and I missed it dreadfully....winter was SO long. HOWEVER, even though the sun is bright and deliciously warm, going outside still requires a jacket! I am sick of this pretense! Bring me the sunshine AND the warmth of summer! I am tired of coordinating my outfits with jacket involved. I am ready to throw on a t-shirt and shorts and sandals!
I want to get a pedicure and not have to cover it up with socks!
I want to eat ice cream and not be cold for the next day and a half!
I want to be SO excruciatingly hot that I speed all the way to Jamba Juice and gulp it down in four seconds! Then I'll get another one! Then I'll go to Grandpa's and beg for popsicles like I did when I was five! He'll give them to me, and they'll hit the spot like they always have.
I want a tan line in the shape of my favorite flip-flops, which are gathering dust in my closet. I want Lagoon to open, I want to sleep outside, I want to go camping, I want to hear the sound of lawns being mowed and smell fresh-cut grass! (I don't want to be responsible for the fresh-cut grass, though. Please.)

I WANT A SUNBURN! I want to feel the sun beating on my skin, and consider for a moment how old I will be when I die of skin cancer. Then I want to decide that I don't care, because my beach towel is comfortable and I can't reach the sunscreen from where I'm laying! When Mom wakes me up and says, "You look like a tomato! Go inside!" I will refuse, and dive back into the pool or lake...because...water protects your skin, right? At least it feels like it should. So I'll continue fooling myself, and bring 3 bottles of Aloe Vera gel with me every time I leave the house. It's worth it! I want that sunburn!

I am not looking forward to exactly 2 things this summer. 1 - Mosquito bites. I can't fool myself into thinking those are pleasant. Not at all. 2 - Waking up early. My new job will require me to be at work at 8:30 in the morning. I will most likely resent that. But! I will be spending the day with 3 adorable children, getting sunburns and playing preschool games. My favorite things!

So, readers, I sit here at the computer, in flannel jammies and a microfleece blanket around my shoulders, which hasn't left that spot in over 3 months. I look outside, and the sun beckons me outside. The spring breeze whispers promises of warmth, and gorgeous white clouds adorn the enticing, deep blue sky.

I will not subject myself to this torture any longer.
I'm going back to bed.