Another oldie but goodie. This one is a bit more lighthearted.
Originally written March 18, 2007:
Ok, I had the most wonderful experience Friday afternoon driving home from work, and I just have to share this. Now, it's no secret that I love the summer and all it entails. Warm weather, swimming, summer storms, and that leftover feeling of freedom that summers as a kid meant...
On Friday, I had my first hint of how wonderful the summer's going to be. It's not quite here yet, as those of you here in Tallahassee with me can attest to right now -- I'm freezing my butt off and my fingers are going numb. But Friday was a much warmer day than we've had in, like, forever, it seems. I had just won 2 free movie tickets for a contest at work -- showing my St. Patrick's Day spirit. Ok, so what if it was just for wearing a green Lucky Charms t-shirt -- I wore the most green in my department, and so get to see 2 movies on their dime. I had also signed up to clean the refrigerator in my building's breakroom, so I knew I had 2 more free movie tickets coming my way. Woot! I had a pretty good day at work.
When I left work and got in my car, I revelled in the fact that the air was warm and getting in my car felt so good -- you know that feeling where you car's been shut up all day and the air inside it is bordering on hot. Well, for someone like me, who hasn't really been warm since about October, this was a wonderful feeling! Add to that, it was Friday, and the weekend was staring me in the face. I knew that Me, Joey, Rusty, Rebekah, and my little Sammy-pants had plans to go to Tom Brown Park on Saturday to fly kites, and was so looking forward to that. Bear with me here, I'm setting the mood...
So, it's warm enough for me to roll down my windows and open up the sun roof on my car. Once I hit the road, the air (the lovely, clean, fresh, warm air) started to circulate throughout my car, blowing my hair all to hell and back. Now, you girls can agree with me here, that when the air is blowing in your hair and you just don't give a rat's ass that it's going to look like birds live in it when everything's all said and done and you can just enjoy that sensation, it's almost as good as getting a scalp massage. My hair is almost to my waist again, and very curly, so I'm usually too worried about how I'm ever going to get a comb thru it to let the wind have its way with me, but something about this day just made me not care. I also had some kick ass tunes playing from the CD player, so I was thoroughly enjoying my ride. With the wind, the warmth, the music, and the freedom of knowing my weekend was only just beginning, I had the biggest grin on my face that I just could not hide. I can't even begin to describe the feeling of total freedom and enjoyment that I felt. I didn't even care how retarded I might have looked to everyone else on the road with me -- I just grinned from ear to ear, singing at the top of my lungs, weaving in and out of traffic (I love driving on a 3 lane road for this reason) and letting the wind have its way with my hair.
I did glance in the rear view mirror at one point, and let me tell you, my hair looked like it belonged on a poodle that had been chewing thru an electrical cord, but I didn't care. I did experience some disappointment at nearing the turn to my street, but was so thankful for that 15 minutes of abandonment that not even going home to a crappy environment could diminish my overall feeling of rejuvenation and sense of well-being. To everyone who reads this, I hope that you, too may experience this at some point in the very near future. I, myself am looking forward to many more days such as this in the coming summer months. No matter what may get you down, it's moments such as these that make even the bad times worth it. I know that I am going to grab as many of these moments as I can. LOOK OUT, SUMMER, HERE I COME!!!!
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