Ode To Spring: My Annual Re-Awakening

My debt to the cold of winter-paid in full.
Time for spring. And my annual re-birth.
Time to shed my winter wear, and cover myself in the warmth of spring’s sun.  Goodbye to all things bulky, scratchy and woolly. Hello flirty, flowery and bright.
Time to set my feet free from dark and clunky boots and liberate them with flip flops, strappy sandals and bold & colorful toes.
Goodbye to slow-cooked hearty meals and hello to delicious and healthy cookouts on the grill.
Time for my own spring awakening, to emerge from a cozy cocoon and explore all that the reborn world has to offer!
I’m sharing my thoughts on Spring and my own Spring Awakening as part of:

Spring Has Sprung…At Least It Did This Weekend!

We’ve been lucky here in Northern New Jersey that we haven’t had too a harsh winter.   The only real snow we had was a freak storm back at the end of October, and that was only four inches.  However, we have had our share of chilly days, where we’ve had to seriously bundle up.

After being cooped up in the house for the winter, the family was in desperate need to break out and have some good old outdoor fun.

Our backyard bloom of crocuses

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