You hafta laugh at the irony. If you didn't, you'd go insane.
As some of you may recall, I've spent the past month and a half complaining as to how we haven't had much of a summer here in Marquette. And it's true—we've been below average for temperatures and above average for clouds, as evidenced by our 56 degree rainy day yesterday. Yet this weekend we finally get our “summer”, with four days of sun & temperatures in the 80s.
Which means, of course, it's the one weekend that I won't be here this “summer”.
It's true; Loraine and I are heading downstate to see her parents Friday, which means that summer will show up the weekend that we're not here to enjoy it. I'm smart enough to know that it's just a coincidence; after all, we have no control over the weather. But I'm also enough of a whiner to shout WHY ME???
Mother Nature must really have it in for me.
I just have shake my head at the timing of it, and it's not the first time it's occurred. There have been several years when Loraine and I have headed to Europe just as the weather finally ends up nice here. Most of the time when that's happened we missed out on the warmth entirely, as it was cool & rainy when we got over there. At least this time it's also supposed to be warm downstate, as well, so maybe we'll actually get our “summer".
Even if it's not hanging out around the greatest of all lakes.
Hopefully, the weather forecast will hold and hopefully, we'll not have “summer” yanked out from underneath us as it has so many times this year. But if we DO end up getting our “summer” this weekend, enjoy every second of it that you can.
And, by the way, you're welcome. Because you know "summer" wouldn't have shown up if we were actually going to be here to enjoy it. It's the least we can do for you.
8-)
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