So far, this summer, Seattle has not had very summery weather – at least, not consistently. Prior to last weekend, there was an article going around indicating Seattle had experienced a full 78 minutes of temperatures above 85 Farenheit, and a little over 18 hours of 75+ temperatures.
Short summer.
Then, last weekend, it was sunny for three days – temperatures hit over 85 on Sunday, but it wasn’t so bad that we were dying at home. I can do that kind of summer.
Then, Monday, we had rain and thunderstorms.
I started grumbling about it to myself – this summer weather is ridiculous! Last summer, I’d been laid off in early July, and so I just decided to enjoy the summer…I remember it being a pretty nice summer, getting to hang out with my husband (frustrations about unemployment aside). This summer, with a little baby boy, I was looking forward to walking around the neighborhood with him, letting him soak up some Vitamin D rather than having to give him the oral vitamins. But it hasn’t happened as often as I’d like.
Then I realized if it were too hot, I’d be blogging about a desire for air conditioning and cooler temperatures…
So, I guess I’ll just be grateful we have a heater when we need one, a room air conditioner when we need one, and family on the other side of the state we can visit when we want more warmth and sunlight.