In spite of what the calendar tells me, it DOESN'T feel like spring around here! We've had rain every day for the past two weeks (at least), the highs are only in the lower 50's, and needless to say, I haven't started wearing shorts or capris. Such is life in southern Germany. Ugh.
On a brighter note, my flowers have started blooming. These are flowers that were planted by my neighbor, Petra, way back in October (reference my very first post). Aren't they cute? I can't really take any credit. I only watched her plant them, and God has done all my winter watering via massive amounts of freezing rain and snow. I had my doubts that they would even survive the cold, but here they are to remind me of the beauty that comes even in the darkest of days. And let me tell you, it's been pretty dark around here the last couple of months.
So next week is spring break for the kids. I don't know---can you call it "spring" break when there is still snow in the forecast? Maybe they should call it "not-quite-winter, not-quite-spring" break, at least for those of us in Germany. I noticed on TV today (yes, we finally bought our AFN decoder and joined the land of the living) that the temps in Georgia are in the 80's this week. Excuse me for a minute while I barf. How wrong is that? All of my friends and family are currently wearing shorts and T-shirts, and spending their weekends doing yard work and playing outside. Life is not fair. Both of the kids are playing baseball this year, and the other night at practice, I wore 4 layers of clothing, a knit hat, wrapped myself in a blanket, and STILL froze to death. Again, life is not fair.
On the up side, we have a trip to Holland and Normandy planned in the next couple of weeks! I'll keep you posted. Until then, I'll just try to stay warm.
2 comments:
I was stationed at Wiesbaden AFB for a year and would trade the climate in a heartbeat for what I have in Phoenix, AZ...........It'll be a cool 100 degrees today.
Too hot to enjoy the outdoors or do much lawnwork, and even to stay inside means I'll have to jack my air conditioner on at the brutal cost associated with my electricity bill in the "Spring"/Summer.
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That said, it must be noted I said I'd trade the "climate".........I would never choose to live anywhere in Germany over the U.S.
I spent one week in Phoenix, Arizona about 3 years ago (in June), and it was so hot, I actually looked forward to returning to south Georgia! I can certainly feel your pain because for me, any extreme weather makes me whine. But lucky for me, it's warmed up here and the sun has shone for the past 3 days! Today's high was almost 70 degrees, and I actually wore shorts! Life is good.....
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