Thunderstruck

It's storming.  I love thunderstorms.  When I woke up this morning I thought it was still the middle of the night or there was some weird eclipse happening because it was so dark from the storms.

The weather has been so strange this year, but I love it.  July has been so mild, I'm not sure there was a day over 90 degrees.  I'm sure we will pay for it in August and September and maybe even October, but I don't care. I'll take what I can get and enjoy the warmth later!

I blame my Mom for my fascination with weather, but as soon as I woke up this morning, I had pulled up the Weather Channel on my BlackBerry and I was anxiously awaiting a day full of thunderstorms.

Since then, I have probably checked the radar close to 50 times, counting down the minutes until the storms hit.  Unfortunately, it seems to be going southeast, so I am not sure the worst of it will hit me.

There were many benefits to living in LA with the perfect, predictable weather and constant sunshine.  You knew you could always go for a midday or late night walk.  The beach was always an option.  I never had to worry about where my umbrella was (is it in my car?  or in my house?).  Everything was always the same.  Sunny and warm.

I love the sun.  The sun is one of my favorite things.  It makes me so happy.

However, I also love weather.

Real weather - the kind the weathermen can never get right.

I love the excitement a good storm brings.  The automatic stay-inside-be-productive-or-lay-around feel that a good storm brings.  It makes you slow down.  It forces you to stay inside and be productive.  It makes you relax.

I love the excitement of a big snow storm in the winter.  The cheerfulness it brings to a gloomy day.  I love being snowed in and knowing I can't leave and that my day will be filled with warm blankets, coffee and a good book.  I can't wait for snow this winter.

I love the sun, I love the storms and I love the snow.  I love weather.

tags: blackberry, cincinnati, lightning, storm, summer, thunder, weather channel