The Pool Is Open!!!!

I love the day the pool cover comes off and our pool is officially opened for the season..... cleaned and sparkling blue.... teasing and temping us to just jump on in!  But..... the water is still a tad bit too cold for my taste yet.  However..... it has been nice to splash my feet in the past couple of days after being out in the hot sun.

The past couple of days have been glorious weather wise.  One day Lauren was off and wanted to lie out..... so we did..... the next day Jessica was off and wanted to lie out..... so we did.  I'm going on a cruise next week and was worried about being pasty white and would burn on day one of the cruise..... but just after two days of sunning for a couple of hours has browned me up enough to have a nice light shade of bronze..... and I am no longer worried about burning on the boat or looking like a ghost on the pool deck!  I can thank my Dad for being able to tan so nicely and so quickly because he is part Indian and I swear a drop of Indian blood in your system is perfect for tanning purposes.  Me being a blondie..... everyone thinks I have delicate fair skin..... but I brown up like a biscuit in no time.  THANK YOU DAD!!!!!

My daughters puppy Zoey has been learning to swim the past couple of days, and she is so funny to watch. She swims through the water like a little torpedo dog!  She didn't like it at first.... I'm thinking she too thinks it is just a tad bit cold.... but she doesn't panic and has learned to swim and climb out of the pool by the steps.  This was a big deal for my daughter who was petrified Zoey would fall in, or jump in after a toy and drown when we weren't home..... so the training began and we can all rest assured that Zoey definitely knows how to swim and climb out of the pool safely.  We were pretty sure she would be a swimmer with her HUGE webbed feet..... and she definitely is!  I bet she is jumping in on her own before long.

I just love being outside in spring and summer..... and once I'm outside for the day, it is very hard getting me back inside.  I try to rise early and get all my house chores done and a plan for dinner, so that once I'm outside, I can stay outside.  In about 2 weeks it will be a safe time (weather wise) to plant up my flower pots, get my herbs going again..... I love gardening and I don't mind all the watering that has to be taken care of because...... those chores take me outside and on rainy days.... the good LORD is taking care of those chores for me.  And..... nothing is better than picking fresh herbs for whatever recipe I may be fixing.

I feel like my whole body is one huge smile right now.... I'm soooo happy for winter to be gone and that nice weather has returned.  We have already had several cookouts, and I just think food tastes soooo much better cooked and eaten outside.   I love going to little cafe's, sitting outside while we eat and people watch as we chat over our meals/drinks...... it makes me feel like we live in NY, LA or in Europe.

I love getting up in the mornings, making my tea and going outside on the patio to read for a bit before I start my day of chores and/or errands.  We have this amazing patio area where we pretty much spend most of our time when we are home.  It is the perfect place for an after work beverage and a chat about our day, it is perfect for Sunday morning breakfast as we read through the paper, and it is a perfect place to have family and friends join us for cookouts...... it is a very inviting place..... our own little Garden of Eden!

May the sun kiss your face today, may the spring breeze play with your hair, and may you have a marvelous day!!!