I’ve officially packed our winter coats because spring is in full bloom and Texas couldn’t be more beautiful. Just a few weeks ago clusters of naked trees left me feeling cold and empty. Now clothed in candy apple green, the trees tell me that summer is coming. Here in Texas, lush grass stretches for miles and is sprinkled with pockets of bluebonnets and yellowbonnets and redbonnets.
It is a romantic time of year, a season of new beginnings, a season of change.
It is this time of year that my white legs see sunshine for the first time in months, and then I scratch them because I have attracted every mosquito on the block.
My mom and sister came for a visit two weeks ago. I took them to the Dallas Blooms exhibit at the Arboretum. All of the tulips were in bloom and it was breathtaking.
Evan and I are embarking on a life change. We bought a house: a front yard, a back yard, a kitchen, a handful of sinks, and a garage, a garbage can and garbage disposal. In many ways, we feel as though we have officially bloomed.
Wow! Congratulations on becoming homeowners! It does feel very grown up, doesn’t it?
I love you’re ability to put your feelings into words that are poetic! I’m excited about your house!
Did I ever tell you that you are a brilliant writer?
Mom is right.
You don’t know the half of it. Home ownership is a wonderful thing, but it’s time-consuming, expensive – and terrific! You can put holes in the walls to hang pictures anywhere you want. You can dig up the lawn to plant a garden if you’re crazy enough to do it. You can tear out all those ugly old pfitzers and plant something pretty. You can paint the inside (or the outside) any color you want – no longer do you have to feel like you’re condemned to live inside a refrigerator. It’s a terrific feeling, but a little scary, too. Good luck!