The grass is greener on the other side has a much more literal meaning for me. I have a hard time deciding what type of weather I want. When it’s hot outside, I wish it were cooler. But, when I’m freezing, all I can think about is the summer time and being outside in the sun. The only real seasons I can enjoy myself are certain times in the spring and certain times in the fall. Right at the end of winter when it starts to get warm, those first few weeks when you can wear shorts and still be comfortable, those are the best. It’s not quite warm enough to be laying by the pool, but you still feel the warm sun on your skin after a cooler morning. And, when the summer is starting to come to an end, the evenings are cooler and it feels so good to sit outside. You aren’t sweating any time you leave the house, but during the middle of the day it’s still warm enough to be at the pool and be comfortable. And, each season that I’m in I wish I was in the other one so I could wear the clothes that come with it. When it’s hot outside, I want to wear jeans and my cute beanies, but I can’t. When I’m freezing and going out, I always wish that I could wear a sleeveless top or a dress and be comfortable, but I can’t. I wish it was just the beginning of spring time weather all year!

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I love the fall. I think it’s the prettiest season, with all the colors changing slowly and the weather is the prettiest. Here we are, sitting at the beginning of November, and in Lubbock, Texas the weather still feels like it’s summertime some days. I’m in no way ready for the cold snowy weather that will be here next month, but I was expecting it to be a little cooler here by now. Some days, it’s freezing and I go outside wearing long sleeves and a sweater, and then by one it’s hot outside. Other days, I swear shorts and when the sun goes down the weather turns to freezing. I understand that is a big part of living in West Texas, the weather can never make up it’s mind. But last Saturday was annoying. We went to the Texas Tech football game that was scheduled to start at 2 around noon. We got there, it was chilly, I had grabbed a scarf and an extra sweater for later on during the day. By halftime I was sweating and wishing I could take all my clothes off. I came home, and actually had a sun burn on the side of my face. It’s hard to know what to bring to an outing when you know you wont be back for several hours and the weather can just do anything during that time. Today was perfect, pretty warm during the day time and sunny, but right now, and with the time change, the sun is slowly starting to set and it’s cooled off quite a bit. West Texas may be pretty unpredictable, but I can’t imagine living anywhere else.

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