That Christmas feeling in July

When I moved here last May I had a really difficult time with the weather; so much so that I would frequently border on being depressed because I just knew that everybody in Utah and Nevada must have been having the time of their lives at the pool, walking around while feeling the glorious sun on their faces, and of course wearing shorts and short sleeves during the warm summer nights. Meanwhile I was here practically wearing a parka and scarf every day. To make matters worse, I never really left the city because it's where I work. Every day I had to deal with it while Mirza had the privilege of commuting about 40 minutes south of here where it's warm. I was jealous. I was also frustrated because he loves this type of weather being from Sweden, and I love the type of weather he gets to escape to since I'm from a hotter climate.

However, as time went on and it got into September through November, I don't think I had ever seen such beautiful weather. San Francisco is a late bloomer and the Indian summers are definitely something to see (except there is no air conditioning...). Later on, there was a VERY mild winter. While everyone in Utah and Nevada were freezing, I was checking and comparing the weather every day and gloating to myself.

The tables have turned again however, and it is now back to the San Francisco summer (winter). I feel a stark difference though this year - instead of hating the frequent fog, wind and cold, I embrace it. I don't think anything of always putting on a jacket before going out. Additionally, lately the weather has been reminding me of Christmas, and filling me with that joyous spirit! :) To use up some of my Christmas energy tonight, I made apple bread and warmed up some fruity/spicy glög Mirza and I have left over from Ikea. Add to that the music from the Dean Martin radio station on Pandora, and all in all, we have ourselves a very nice setup.



However, lest I completely deceive you - it has actually been pretty sunny this summer, and much more than I remember last year. It also seems to consistently fall on the weekends. So far this summer we have done some river tubing, gone to some delicious bbqs, and continued to tour the city. My friend Misty, who I worked with during my freshman year at BYU, came with a few of her friends for a wedding and stayed here this last weekend. The weekend before Mirza and I took a stroll to Chinatown and bought some delicious fortune cookies, and stopped on the way home at a park. I feel pretty lucky a lot of the time with so many different places and people around, and it is just such a different experience living in a city like this. Overall, this summer has been pretty good so far, and there is still plenty of it left!