Rain

I love rain.  It makes me want to be lazy and productive at the same time.  As much as I want to grab a soft blanket, curl up in front of the window, and get lost in a good book — I am energized.  Weird?  I think so too.  Why this love of rain?

- it smells so good and everything looks so fresh after a good rain! 

- It cools everything off (if it’s not humid) and I love that

- it generally means summer is either over or that we are getting a break from the heat during summer

- I clean.   I no idea why rain makes me want to clean and organize my life.

- puddle jumping.  One of my favorite memories is of my friend Marcie and I puddle jumping after a rain at her house.  We must have been 6 or 7-ish.  (mean Robin wouldn’t let her kids puddle jump after BSF yesterday!)

- Rain fills up the lakes for water skiing (one of the few saving graces that summer offers)

Now, to be fair there are few reasons why I don’t like rain.  (Although the positives outweigh the negatives)

- I’m short so my pants usually get wet if there is any amount of water on the sidewalks

- Friends have to evacuate their homes when it rains too much

- The farmers need hot and dry right now and they are getting wet and humid.  bad.

- Most people in Lubbock do not know how to drive in the rain but they do anyway