Sunshine, Coffee, and Tball
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 10:53PM The weather has been absolutely beautiful here the past few days! Very unusual for this area, so I have taken full advantage of it and spent a lot of time outdoors. Problem is I burn. I might be a little tan by the end of summer, but I have never been one to get a really nice summer glow. It's usually a cycle of burn, peel, burn, peel, burn, peel for me. I thought I was doing good by putting sunscreen on my face, shoulders, and back. However, my pasty, white legs desperately needed to get some sun, and so I put nothing on them. Big mistake!
A friend offered to help me move some more of Mt. Mongold (the dirt pile in the yard), and so I took her up on it. But after an hour of step class, and three hours of digging and moving the dirt around leveling the yard I was so done. I couldn't lift the shovel anymore and my back, shoulders, and part of my legs were fried. Yes, only part of my legs. Why is it that I can't even burn evenly?! The only part of my legs that got any color, and lobster red at that, is the backs of my knees. Not a very comfortable thing let me tell you. Cross your legs when you sit? Nope. You can bend them for a while, but the heat gets to be too much, so then you stretch them out which pulls on the skin. Ouch is all I have to say. Tomorrow: SPF 50, or I have to just hide in the house which is way too hard with this perfect weather.
There were a couple of highlights today. One was a last minute, late night get-together with a friend at Panera (always a very good thing), and the other was watching a sweet boy play t-ball. The Kindergarten teacher and myself have both had the privilege of having this handsome guy as a student. We had promised to make it to one of his ball games, and with this being the second to last game, we had to make it tonight. I had to re-work some things, but it was so worth it! His smile, and his proud "thumbs-up" when he got up to bat made my day. 
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Reader Comments (3)
I have been loving the weather! But you know what's funny- it reminds me of fall. And even though it feels like we're just getting out of winter... I can't wait for fall now!
Steph
Not me! With fall comes back to school, and back to work for me.
Oh, I love meeting friends at Panera. I didn't discover Panera until I moved out here, and I just LOVE It. I also love going to those little games! How fun! Hope your burn doesn't interrupt your sleep, I hate when that happens.