can't stop the spring

i would have to go to work today, on the prettiest of days that we've had here this spring. my goodness, ohio really can be gorgeous if it wants to. what is so different from the "springs" that i'm used to in fresno, california is that it rains here like crazy one day, and the next it's sunny and gorgeous. this makes for bright green grass, blooming trees, and clear blue skies. i don't think i've ever had weather like that before. i do have to admit that the presence of all four seasons here is spectacular. 

i've been a little homesick as of late, with the semester gone and done, classes graduating, and people going home for the summer. i'm very jealous of those who get the privilege of being able to move home for the summer and not have to stay and work. but instead of hitting this summer with that attitude (one i definitely had last summer, which made the last one an incredibly long one), i'm going to hit it with a new perspective; one of blessings. 

i'm blessed to have not one, but two jobs in this sinking economy. i'm blessed to have at least some of my family with me everyday. and i'm blessed to be able to have two states to call home. as much as i claim to hate ohio, it will always have a part of me. 

here's to a long hot summer. now to just get my base tan down...