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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
may 3 2009 ∞
dec 29 2012 +