BRRRRRRRRRRRR

Here in Houston we are just glad that it isn’t 90 anymore! We are relishing in the time we can finally turn off our air conditioners in our house and cars. Of course, that means the building where I work is always freezing!

Over here (in the Southwest) it is cool in the mornings, you need a light jacket. By 10:00 AM it’s up to the mid 70’s, and by 4:00 PM it’s in the low 80’s. (Monday morning it was down to 38, nice and cool.) Very mild, very beautiful.

Here in Michigan the weather has finally swung to where it should be. Last weekend the tempurature was close to 90 degrees; today we will only be in the low 50’s. We have not had any snow yet, but on the radio this morning they were saying that a year ago we had 2″ of snow on this date, and just south of here they got 8″! We had an unusually hot and dry summer this year.

The fall colors are just coming into peak now. Where I live there are mostly maple and oak trees – the maples always put on the best show. I love to walk in the woods with the leaves crunching underfoot, and the smell of people’s wood-burning fires in the air. I also sleep much better when the air is colder. The only downside is poor Nora – she was yelling at me this morning to open the windows for her, but it was in the lower 40’s so it just wasn’t going to happen. She is quite upset.

Here in the Bluegrass State it is GLORIOUS!!!!! Overnight lows in the mid 40’s, highs in the upper 60’s and beautiful blue skies. In other words PERFECT football weather! It will be great going to the game this weekend and needing to wear a sweater, wanting hot chocolate (maybe with a nip of bourbon) and wrapping up in a stadium blanket. This weekend Hubby is taking me to historic Bardstown Kentucky for a little bit of a romantic getaway. I am not sure where we are staying (its a surprise) but there is a big art fair going on there this weekend and we will drive to Lexington for the game on Saturday afternoon. Jo, picture a neat small town with historic buildings lining the town square, Maple trees just starting to turn from green showing a hint of the glory to come. Picture bright blue skies with fluffy white clouds. Picture couples hand in hand and families with their children walking among artist’s booths and people selling their handmade preserves. Imaging the smell of hot apple cider with cinnamon and the feel of it going down and warming you from the inside out. That will be me on Sunday!

I was just talking to my dad and he seems to remember I was my happiest when we lived in Alaska. I don’t remember a whole lot about it because I was pretty young when we lived there, but I DO remember I liked it. I’d move north if I could, but I doubt my job would transfer me there because they’d have to give me a raise. >:

I’m in banking, but I was in the medical field for awhile as an EMT. My boss is from Michigan and he LOVES the weather here. I have a sister who grew up in Detroit and she loves the weather here too.

For the Michiganders heading south, it has more to do with jobs than the weather. Unfortunately we have the highest unemployment rate in the US right now, mainly in the manufacturing sector. A lot of people don’t want to move, but they feel like they have no choice. It is sad, I hate to see our beautiful state having such troubles.