It's February

And for this NH girl, this is what February means...

• Shoveling 
• Making plans, and cancelling plans, due to snow
• Sitting in front of my light box, warding off SAD
• Freezing temps
• Pasty white skin
• Long candle-lit evenings
• Wondering if this will be the one year that Spring doesn't show up

Yesterday, as I walked down to the church in the scorching heat, I had another one of those, "When did this become my life?" moments.

Because this year, February is all KINDS of different.

• There is no snow, so there is no shoveling or canceling of plans.
• No need for my light box, because my address is three inches from the sun.
• For the first time in my life, I have a serious flip-flop tan... in the WINTER!
• And the wonderings about whether Spring will show up, have been replaced with, "Will it ever rain again?"

And that other thing that February contains - Valentine's Day.

This year, I was sitting outside on the balcony, drinking root beer floats with Jessie & Shannon. (Tito was inside, blaring sappy Spanish love songs for our enjoyment) And as we sat, I thought... and then said, "You know, if someone had told me that at 34 I'd be living in Costa Rica, still single on V-day (one of the girls then helpfully added, "AND HANGING OUT WITH PEOPLE YOUNG ENOUGH TO BE YOUR CHILDREN!" Yes, dear. Thank you for that.) and be ok with it... I wouldn't have believed them. And yet here I am. And I'm so thankful that this is my life."

God is good. All the time.

Peace