Hot Weather

For the majority of my life I have despised hot weather. Who knew that this intense heatwave would bring on a new found joy for me. I was never good in the heat... I would shut down, flock to the shade and often breakout in hives. Why I am I now loving this weather? I love how the heat rises up off the sidewalk, lifting scents off of gardens and flowers.

Yesterday, while running around town getting ready for my friends fancy graduation party (I think event planning and catering has become my full-time volunteer job) I would think to myself every now and then, "this is perfect rafting weather". A hot gusty wind would blow down the street and I would be taken back to a river's edge where the afternoon heat would be picked up off of the baking rocks and turn into an upriver sauna breeze. This of course was usually quite hellish, especially when you had 6 miles of flat water to row in a head wind and not a shade tree in sight.

Why does this weather bring me so much joy? It must be all of the "fond" river memories associated with it. Somehow all of the fun times spent rafting has beat out all of those not so fun heat moments (112 degree heat on the Salmon a few years back might top them all).

On a side note, I'm feeling very.... well... Berkeley.. right now. See, I've been cooking dessert for 60 people this week and the house and my room are somewhat in disarray. Sadly, my deodorant has gotten lost in my room. I'm known for my love of long showers, but in an effort to conserve water, I've been waiting to take my shower this afternoon so I'll be all nice for the party. Needless to say, my pits are a bit sticky... Luckily, 2 spritz of perfume later, I must say it's not half bad. I'm sure you all were dying to know that!