On a clear, sunny day

Ahhh... I write to you from the sunny patio of the Cup O' Joe in the Short North. It is a BEAUTIFUL day outside! This is why I love the spring. Jessi and I have spent the day here, mostly being productive, which is pretty good for us! Generally when we try to go somewhere and be productive we end up talking... a lot. However, this afternoon, I have written thank you notes, read the first chapter in Blue Like Jazz (book my Bible study group is reading), and worked on some stuff for work... all while enjoying the beautiful weather and working on my tan (I use this word lightly because I'm pasty and don't really tan). I am enjoying the music of my newly made mix CDs. I have named them "songs of summer 1" and "songs of summer 2". The summer music anthology will be complete when I make "songs of summer nights". I carefully selected all the songs and they are all attached to summer memories. For example, the song "got you where I want you" by The Flys reminds me of driving around in my friend Becky's car when we were in high school and my friend Kyle trying to drive it while sticking his head out of the sunroof. Ah, the silly things we did in high school. Another thing I love about the spring is that everyone is out and about. Jessi and I stopped at the North Market to grab lunch before we settled at Cup O Joe and it was packed. It's so nice to feel like part of civilization. And everyone is so much friendlier in the spring. In the winter everyone walks with their head down and very quickly. This is mostly because if you look up, the bone chilling wind will surely freeze your eyeballs and they will fall out of their sockets. But, in the spring, everyone walks slowly and with their head up, and so people smile. People don't smile in Columbus in the winter. Another great part of nice weather is people watching... I am a chronic people watcher. Sometimes in the winter, when we all hibernate in our homes, I kind of forget that people exist. I particularly love watching groups of people. It makes me happy to see people enjoying each other and caring about each other. I also like watching couples. It's fun because you can tell which couples are new, which ones are established... the best though are people on first dates. There is a lovely awkwardness shared between people on a first date. Well, I will stop rambling now and continue to enjoy the sunshine!!!