April "showers" bring May flowers...

So it's April 3rd, the 13th day of spring and it is snowing outside. I remember about a month ago when I was looking forward to the days when I didn't have to wear nylons and sweaters to work to keep warm. Well work ends in a week and a half and I still am wearing sweaters and socks and nylons to work- no spring dresses and short-sleeved shirts, no skirts and sandals, still closed-toed shoes, wool socks, long pants, and sweaters. I still go to work with a scarf and coat, all bundled up. There is something wrong with this weather! Last year when we were in Virginia I remember it would start warming up when spring started- when every other state in the U.S. should become warmer! I remember a few cold days after spring started but for the most part it would constantly be mild pretty warm weather- and I could wear skirts and capris to school with sandals and short-sleeved shirts! So why is that? I guess the altitude is different here and so it should be colder- winter should be longer, but I guess I will never get used to that. Spring was always such a dramatic change from winter in Virginia. At the end of winter we would start seeing our daffodils blossom and our tulips popping up. The trees in our yard would sprout green leaves and our fruit trees would blossom cheery white flowers. Here it is, April 3rd and still gloomy and wet with no blossoms or green-budded trees to cheer you up. Maybe that's why I've been so gloomy all winter. Too bad I go back to school in Idaho in a couple of weeks and it won't be much better... I was up there last weekend and it was so windy and cold! The nerve! I want it to be warm again!