when it's springtime in january

Today it was definitely springtime! I was so glad to walk around without a coat (in the 45 degree weather) and roll down the windows as I drove to get groceries. I realized something as I was driving around in this nice "warm"weather....it's january!!! and then I thought of these funny lines my sister emailed me:

Forget Rednecks: Jeff Foxworthy's comments about Utahns

- If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in Utah.
- If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' and back again in the same day, you live in Utah .
- If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in Utah .
- If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in Utah .
- If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed the wrong number, you live in Utah .
- If you measure distance in hours, you live in Utah .
- If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live in Utah .
- If you install security lights on your house and garage but leave both unlocked, you live in Utah
- If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you live in Utah .
- If the speed limit on the highway is 75 mph -- you're going 80, and everyone is still passing you, you live in Utah .
- If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you live in Utah .
- If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction, you live in Utah .
- If you find 10 degrees 'a little chilly' you live in Utah .

It's so true...I'm sitting here barefoot with my dining room window open as I type this. It's a balmy 41 degrees out there. Sean has even been wearing his chacos all week! Just a little bit humorous...

As I drove home I wondered why anyone actually, truly, thoroughly likes winter. I used to think I liked winter. But now I've changed my mind. How could Springtime be anything but my favorite time of year? I love when the days lengthen, the trees sprout tiny green leaves, and flowers begin pushing their way through the frozen ground. Even the thought of springtime is truly refreshing.

The beautiful blossoms of spring, May 2006, Provo River Trail