Monthly Musings

Linking up with Holly and Patty for Monthly Musings

1. Favorite thing about spring- too hard to narrow it down to one favorite 😀! I love celebrating Easter, my birthday is in April (as well as many friends and family members), our anniversary is in May, the school year ends in spring ushering in freedom from school work for the kids- so much good stuff...

Easter last year (had surgery this year on Easter so no pics!)

My BIG birthday last year in the spring

Speaking of big, our upcoming anniversary is going to be a BIG one!

Picture below is from a disposable camera (which explains the poor quality 😆)- remember when people included disposable cameras on tables at wedding receptions and  encouraged guests to take pictures? Those were the days and it’s safe to say the disposable camera industry took a big, if not fatal, hit when cell phone cameras spit out decent quality photos…

2. Spring traditions include celebrating Easter/ birthdays/ our anniversary. We are not a family that went away for every spring break when all three kids were in school- Donnie’s busy practice rendered that impossible. But we went away several of the years when all of the kids had the same spring break. And, the past four years, Alyssa and I have gone to Florida for her spring break. 

3. Favorite spring outfits- I don’t have one particular outfit but I have a few pairs of capri jeans that I enjoy getting out to wear each spring when the weather turns warmer. I bought three items from Talbots that I thought would be spring favorites this year- a cropped linen jacket and two pairs of trouser jeans. BUT,  I ordered them and they arrived the day that I injured my Achilles tendon and I have had a cast on my leg almost ever day since, have been practically a shut in and have not so much as tried these items on- maybe next year they will be favorites, 🤷‍♀️

Since I am not in the habit of taking pictures of myself in outfits, I didn’t think that I would be able to show a a picture of me in capris. But then I remembered that I had these photos from a fun/silly photoshoot we did last April when my sister came to town for my birthday. 

Last April with my siser

Linen cropped blazer

Jeans from Talbot’s- I won’t be able to wear jeans for the next three months- just in time for hot summer days...

4. Favorite spring time meal- There’s no one favorite but I know that in the weeks leading up to Easter, seafood tends to go on sale at the grocery store (to accommodate those who don’t eat meat on Fridays leading up to Easter) and I buy it more due to it being on sale. We definitely eat more seafood in the spring and shrimp scampi is one of my favorite meals.

5. Spring rain- love or loathe. Love, love, love if I don’t have outdoor plans. I love being inside when the weather is cruddy outside! I used to love to run outside in the rain. (I wouldn't run in a storm but merely rain never daunted or stopped me!). I also love to see the verdant, lush grass that those spring showers make possible. (And lush grass will be a thing of the past in the summer unless one is willing to water the lawn.) Now, if I have plans outside that don’t include running, I don’t want it to rain.

6. Favorite spring flower- I don’t have a favorite. If it’s a' blooming, I’ma liking it!

I do love roses and in particular my bridal bouquet. I love how my bouquet had multi colored roses while the bridesmaids had light pink ones in their bouquets. 

With my mom...

... and my beautiful bridesmaids with their beautiful pink roses

and me with my best guy in a pretty park with lots of flowers (oh, and my allergies were terrible on our wedding day because, spring in Dayton, Ohio).

7. Do you get seasonal allergies? I think I answered that....We are in a part of the country that is known for its inhabitants who suffer terribly from allergies. I did not grow up in such a place! The first year spring that I was in southwest Ohio was the first year that I was in law school at UD. One spring day, after coming inside from an outdoor run, I sneezed about eight times in close succession. I remember thinking that the “cold” I  must have caught had come upon me suddenly. Why, I had no symptoms of this cold prior to my run. I would soon make a correlation between my “cold” symptoms and spending time outdoors. I don’t know how long it took me to make the correlation between living in an allergy hotspot and me having, you know, allergies. But, one day I did realize it! My allergy symptoms have actually abated quite a bit in the last few years, thankfully.

I tried just about everything to alleviate allergy symptoms when I suffered from them. For me, Flonase worked pretty well. 

8. Favorite springtime beverage- I don’t have a favorite. I drink what I drink pretty much year round.

9. Change home decor for spring? I decorate for Easter but after Easter I take those decorations down.

10. Lemon meringue pie or strawberry shortcake- my mom made a mean lemon meringue pie and I liked it. As with any lemon dessert, I certainly enjoy eating it and will happily eat it if someone presents it to me. But I would never go out of my way to make a lemon dessert or choose one if presented with other options. So, I’m going to go with strawberry shortcake!