Spring Glorious Spring

I know I should be finally updating you about my disasterous trip to Portugal but there are some more pressing matters at hand today.  The weather.

For nine months, I have remained pretty accepting of Scottish weather.  The freak January snow aside, I have survived and enjoyed living in this rather chilly country.  My arrival in August meant a well needed escape from the heat and humidity of DC and I was never happier to embrace the 60's.  Autumn is my favorite season so I enjoyed a prolonged one this year.  And winter is winter.  Frankly, it gets colder at home but for not as long.  And the infamous Scottish "rain"?  Hardly an issue.  As stated in past blogs, it rains almost daily but rarely for the endless day(s) as seen in the movies.  I have needed an umbrella twice...maybe...

It was two Fridays ago that I finally lost the plot (is that the phrase?).  After a brief tease of nice weather (see Spring Break- Part 2) it has been cold.  Scarves, winter jackets, gloves, hats cold.  I picnicked a few weekends ago with Lou's family (sans Lou) at the lovely Glen Clova and all of us ended the day bundled up.  So when I entered school on May 7th, I just lost it.  I complained and whined and desperately begged anyone and everyone to give me hope that Spring would finally show its sunny face.  This was May after all.  Unfortunately, all my colleagues were feeling the same way.

And then last Saturday it happened.  Hardly tropical weather but made it to the upper 50's and it was beautiful.  Knowing that consistent weather is not a Scottish trait, I didn't have much hope that this break would last.  And I was right! It got even better.  The past three days have been in the mid-70's.  Many of my colleagues have actually been caught complaining about doing work because it is so hot.  But not me.  I hated my kids so much on Tuesday but come Wednesday, very little dampened my spirits.  I've been wearing skirts and flops at every opportunity.  I'm outside as much as the midgies (little awful bugs that sent me inside today after only a 20 minute walk - did I say awful?) will allow because I know come Monday, I could be bundling up again.

As for now, I'm going to enjoy the Barbeque Weather (as people phrase this type of weather here) tomorrow by going to a Farm Fair (sort of like a Four H Fair) in Cupar with my friend Jenni. I might get burnt and eaten by midgies but I'll do it all with my toes hanging out and a spring in my step.