What goes great on a rainy day? A nice hot & steaming cup of Nostalgia. I'm sitting here in my computer nook with the window open looking out over this very cold and cloudy gray day. Smells of the damp earth and wet cement are something I love and cherish the most about rainy days. I can't help but to compare today's weather to how I feel on the inside; cold, colorless, lack of sunshine. I wanted a better look at how my day would go, time to pull my husband's standard green USMC sweat shirt over my messy hair, walking out my side door and into the chill. I sit on my bar stool, legs crossed hugging them to my chest listening to the rain beat the pavement, forming puddles. It's all so sad and quite depressing. I can't help myself, I close my eyes and let my thoughts travel back home. Weather like this in Ogden I'd be making a hot cup of tea to warm my hands and to sip while I talked to my mama in the safety and comfort of our drive way. Her sweet cigarette aroma like her laugh, would fill the car port before being whisked away by a sudden breeze. Even though the sun was hiding and the wind chilled our bones, we would still smile and laugh together. Utah has a distinct smell that I will never forget, it smells like corn fields and on a rainy day, it is more noticeable than ever. Eyes still closed I take a deep breath and breathe in this cold crisp ocean air, so different from my home and that's when I heard it. A song of encouragement and I was inspired. Even through this heavy down pour the birds were still singing, coaxing the sun out from behind the clouds. If my little feathered friends could sing through the dark days, so can I. I made up my mind. I'll be home soon, and my sunshine will be bright and happy. What I went through was The Storm, exhaling I decided that what comes next, is my Rainbow. I opened my eyes, it's the same view I saw when I closed my eyes, but it's a different perspective. The whole world is changed and I am excited to get on with things. :)
