Note: I live in south Texas, so my reality of the 4 seasons isn't exactly the typical months of the 4 seasons you learn in grade school...
Spring {Feb, Mar, Apr}
- Being out in warm sunlight
- Fresh, new makeup & clothes trends
- Gentle rainstorms
- Seeing greenery & new flowers
- Days start to get longer
- Bermuda shorts & shorts
- Bright colors & pastels
- Valentine's Day decorations, cookies, & cupcakes
- Being outside without being ridiculously sweaty
- Butterflies
- Flowy dresses & skirts
- Spring break vacation
- Cute flip flops & sandals
- Purging my belongings & spring cleaning
- Floral prints
- Laying out some
- Chocolate bunnies
- Easter
- Bluebonnets & Indian Paintbrushes
- Picnics, enjoying the warm weather
- Anticipation of summer
Summer {May, June, July, Aug}
- Soaking up sun & heat
- Laying out, basking like lizards
- Some sort of school vacation
- Apple & cherry pies
- Yearly trip to the river
- Other vacations
- Sun dresses
- Tan lines
- The smell of sunscreen
- Laid-back-ness
- Cool treats like ice cream & watermelon
- The sound of children running around playing outside
- 4th of July fireworks & parties
- DCI Southwestern
- Needing arctic air conditioning & cold pools to cool down after 10-30 min outside
- How good a cool pool feels
- Big Brother & SYTYCD TV shows
- Sunlight until 8-9 pm
Fall {Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov}
- Football season (college & high school), going to games
- Cool, crisp air
- Buying new school supplies
- Back to school shopping! (even though I'm done with school)
- Fall fashion
- Primetime TV shows back on
- Pumpkins
- Being comfortable in jeans
- Halloween!
- Planning costumes
- Haunted houses
- Halloween decor
- Halloween candy
- Horror movies
- Daylight Savings hour gain
- Wearing light jackets & layers
- Apple cider
- Rich jewel tones
- Being able to sometimes open the windows in the apt
- Thanksgiving food
- Cooking in the crock-pot
- Trees slightly changing colors or at least their leaves dropping
- DCI finals
- Wearing boots
- Pumpkin pie & pumpkin cheesecake
- Christmas is coming, shopping starts
Winter {Dec, Jan}
- Peppermint bark & hot chocolate
- Layering clothes & wearing sweaters
- Skirts w/ tights
- Shopping for gifts
- Winter holiday break
- Christmas!
- Holiday decor -- indoors & out
- Christmas songs & movies
- Christmas trees
- Exchanging gifts
- The possibility of snow
- Bundling up & cozying up
- Holiday food!
- After-Christmas shopping sales
- Maybe a vacation
- Possibly going on a ski trip
- Being warm in the bed w/ chilly air around
- Family gatherings
- The start of a new year