Favorite Thing About Spring?
I just love when the weather gets warm enough for us to be outside. I never realize how hard winter is on my mental health until that first day where the warm sun actually soaks into my skin and I suddenly realize how much I’ve needed it! Usually by April our whole family is going stir crazy and we just want to be outside!
What Are Your Spring Traditions?
I don’t feel like we have many traditions related to Spring, per say…but we do a lot of things in the Spring months! We usually have a big baby animal boom on the farm and get chicks, piglets and baby rabbits, so the animal chores really ramp up. We also love to celebrate Easter and the resurrection of Christ. We have Mother’s Day, my birthday, and our anniversary all in Spring as well! Of course, there is also all of the end of the school year hoopla- both as a teacher and having kids in school! It’s such a busy but wonderful time!
Favorite Spring Outfits?
Ohio is still pretty finicky in the Spring and we can range from below freezing to being in the 80s! I find that Spring is when I usually bring out the shorts and flip-flops, but still keep the sweaters, fuzzy socks and slipper on hand! My favorite Spring outfit is when I can wear all the flowy dresses and skirts again!
Favorite Springtime Meal?
I don’t have a specific favorite food in the Spring, but I do love when we can start eating outside! Our farmhouse is quite small and there actually isn’t a dining room, so in the winter we all sit at a desk in the kitchen and it’s quite crowded. Once the weather warms up enough to be outside, we eat pretty much every meal on the patio!
Spring Rain…Love or Loathe?
This depends on a lot! Right now it has been a very rainy spring, and I’m not a fan. It’s been the chilly type of rain that keeps us from going out for recess and makes my training runs especially hard to coordinate. But normally I love a warm Spring rain that happens once a week and allows all the green and plants to just burst into life!
Favorite Spring Flower?
Peonies! I have had them at two of our previous homes, and I really need to get some planted at my house here.
Do you get Seasonal Allergies?
I always thought I didn’t, but these past few years I always get some kind of migraine headaches when the weather changes, and I’m wondering if that is a result of sinus pressure from allergies.
Favorite Springtime Beverage?
It’s always a treat the first time it’s warm enough to have an iced chai tea instead of a hot one!
Do you change your home decor for Spring?
If I was my ideal self, I absolutely would. But at this stage in my life it is just not even in the picture. I haven’t even put my living room decor all the way back after undecorating from Christmas…yikes!
Lemon Meringue Pie or Strawberry shortcake?
I confess that I do not have a sweet tooth, and neither of these sound very good to me!
Thanks Holly and Patty for the fun Spring link-up!