10 Reasons I Love Spring

I'm a little bit promiscuous when it comes to my feelings towards the seasons. I feel no shame in admitting it. I love every season. As every season ends, I assure you that at some point I will claim ‘I’m so excited for (insert upcoming season)!’ Sure, every season has its cons, but I strongly believe that these cons are outweighed by a million pros! Now, it’s spring’s time to shine:

10 Reasons I Love Spring

10. Warmer weather

DUH. It’s just nice to be warm. It’s nice to walk outside and not freeze to death. It’s nice to feel the sun on parts of your body that have been hiding all winter. It’s also nice not to melt as soon as you step outside or be drenched in sweat from walking around in the summertime. Spring just has those perfectly warm yet breezy days that are at neither extreme.

9. Clothing

I love all the clothing options that come with spring. Since some days are cooler and some days are warmer, you really get to take advantage of your entire wardrobe. Warmer days are the perfect excuse to wear dresses (I LOVE DRESSES), and cooler days are the perfect excuse for light cardigans and scarves. You are no longer hiding your outfit under a coat, so there’s even more motivation to wear something cute. Not to mention that the light, fresh colors that tend to come with the springtime are my favorite colors to wear.

8. It’s feminine

I’m a girly girl. I’m all about pastel colors and manicures and pedicures and flowers and rainbows and anything pretty. Spring is a very feminine season. Everything looks prettier outdoors, and people FINALLY paint their toe nails because they’re no longer hiding in boots. (Side note: in my defense, my toe nails are ALWAYS painted, I do NOT care if they will be hidden from the world during the winter months.)

7. People are actually outside!

Growing up in western Massachusetts, I was never exactly surrounded by hordes of people. But now that I have lived in both Philadelphia and now, Washington, DC, I’ve noticed this trend. When it’s cold out, even the busiest cities are practically dead. Sure, there are still people out, but they’re all rushing to get indoors. As soon as that first warm spring day comes, however, EVERYONE is outside. Restaurants open their outdoor seating, people are actually walking their dogs instead of rushing them to um, “go potty,” there are people sitting on outdoor benches, parks are full, couples are being corny and doing the whole picnic thing (GUILTY over here, I already told my boyfriend we were SO doing a mimosa picnic ASAP), etc.

6. Festivities

I love Easter. Being Roman Catholic, the holiday is full of tradition for me, and I am certainly not complaining about finally being able to indulge in whatever it is that I gave up for Lent (this year, it was chocolate). Then, it’s my birthday! May 4^th, a day when I get gifts, love, and most importantly, CAKE. I’m also lucky enough to have Cinco de Mayo directly follow my birthday, considering that everyone is still in celebration mode and downing Patron shots and margaritas (love the Patron shots over here, the margaritas not so much). Finally, we have Mother’s Day, a day I get to celebrate my #1 favorite person in the whole wide world!

5. The days are longer.

It’s always nice to have more time to do things. Obviously, winter days are also 24 hours, but when it’s nighttime at 5:00pm, I just feel like it’s time to go home and start wrapping the day up. Looking outside and seeing daylight at 7:00pm makes me feel like, NO, it’s not too late to go out for a walk. Not to mention that being indoors while there is still daylight is just motivation to get outside and do something. Anything!

4. Everything is blooming.

After staring at sad little trees with no leaves for the past few months, nothing is nicer than having everything bloom again in the spring. In my case, this seems to happen overnight. One day, I’ll be out and I’ll see nothing special. Then the next day, tulips, cherry blossoms, LEAVES! Everywhere! It’s always exciting to see this happen. I even have to admit that I might have been tempted to pick flowers from a neighbor’s garden at some point, but luckily, the goody-two-shoes within persevered.

 Yay flowers!

3. Summer is coming!

Summer is arguably the most exciting of the seasons. I have never heard anyone complain about hating the summertime. Spring offers us a preview to what the summer will be like. It teases us with sunshine, and keeps us optimistic as every day gets warmer and warmer. Spring is a daily reminder that beach trips, the 4^th of July, Sam Adams summer ale being served everywhere, and short shorts are almost here. 

2. Happiness. 

Everyone seems to be in a better mood once winter ends and spring begins. Let’s compare scenarios. It’s 15 degrees outside and you have to run errands. You step outside. You’re probably thinking ‘IT’S TOO COLD FOR THIS.’ In comparison, it’s 75 degrees outside and you have to run errands. You step outside. You’re probably thinking ‘It’s nice out, I want to be outdoors.’ All of a sudden, errands don’t seem so bad. This is the effect spring seems to have on people. People are just excited to do things in the spring.

1. April showers.

I love the rain. I love EVERYTHING about the rain. Rainy days are easily my favorite type of weather. I love waking up to the sound of raindrops on my window. I love watching a movie while it’s dark and gloomy with the sound of rainfall in the background. I love holding on to my boyfriend’s arm while he holds a giant umbrella over us. I love puddles. I love after it stops raining and birds take baths in puddles (so cute). I’ll even admit that I love unexpectedly getting caught in rain (as long as I’m headed home) and being SOAKED. I think you get it by now. I love the rain.