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April Showers

Monday.

I must admit, I’m in the majority of the public population which let out a groan anytime that word is uttered. If you guys are the small majority which have a pep in your step today? Well- please leave me alone until I can suck down some coffee and prepare for your cheeriness.

We had storms last night which seem to be a continual reminder of, “What in the world am I doing back here!?! I’m CRAZY.”

That’s sort of how the night goes- even when it rains here.

Living in Oklahoma is a little irritating 6 months out of the year. Anytime there’s a rain cloud, a raindrop, or a bit of a cool breeze on a hot day- you tend to freak out a bit.

You begin looking around to see if a wall cloud is forming, if your “safe place” is ready, and checking on your portable radio and flash lights.

What am I doing here!?!

The news channels don’t make you feel any better.

“Well folks- it’s awful outside. In fact- I’m pretty sure the sky is falling,” they say.

That doesn’t help someone like me- who freaks out at any sign of a storm.

Oh- and Will LOVES when it’s bad out because he has to deal with me freaking out and being absolutely unreasonable.

“We need to pull the mattress off the spare bed and be ready to hide under it!”

Yeah- I pretty much drive him insane.

I become like a wilty flower that needs a super hero to rescue her. Poor guy.

It’s like this whole “thing” with us. I truly drive him crazy.

I will say- although Kuwait was miserably hot- there was no weather.

I miss no weather.

So I’m enduring my first full spring back in America in quite a few years and have decided I hate it.

I love rain.

But you can’t simply “love rain” in Oklahoma because there’s no such thing as rain. It’s wrapped around a wall cloud or swirling winds.

Ugh.

So- although I’m not a big Monday fan. I love Mondays way more than last night’s storms- so I guess you could say Mondays don’t seem so bad?

Sure- we’ll go with that.

Now leave me alone. I need a few more cups first. 

Hmmm, rain, wind and safe place vs. 10cm of snow in Alberta?!  You know, that’s a tough choice!  I honestly don’t know what one I’d pick.  Tell Will snow in Alberta makes for a great ski season smile

Posted by Angela  on  04/27  at  10:07 AM

I love rain when I am sleeping.  A good afternoon rain is perfect for a nap.  It was 93 here yesterday.  Ninety-insane three!!

Posted by  on  04/27  at  10:24 AM

Craig and I are the exact same! I hate storms and he’d chase them if he could.

Posted by Heather  on  04/27  at  01:48 PM

Really, Brittny?  I hope you’re exaggerating...I mean, the storms are AWESOME...especially when it’s a “gustnado” ::giggle::  I’ve lived here for some 26.5 years as of May 1, and the storms are one of my favorite things...the sweltering summer would be the least favorite.  But, I digress...different strokes, I suppose.  LOL...one time we even had a tree almost come through our house and had no power for a week...it was fun...like being a pioneer!

Posted by  on  04/27  at  02:06 PM

I hate tornadoes too. 

A mattress, though, I’ve never thought of that!  But one of the main reasons we have a basement is because of storms!!  I FEEL YOUR PAIN!

Posted by Jesspond  on  04/27  at  02:29 PM

You know, now that we live in a downstairs apartment, I don’t worry too much about it.  But when I lived in an upstairs apartment and it started storming, I would remind myself how I needed to become besties with a downstairs apartment person, or I. would. die.  :-| But then, when the weather cleared up, I forgot...until it got bad again.  haha I’m clearly nuts.

Anyway, I hope you guys have a safe tornado season!!  We have storms rolling through right now.  YIKES!

Posted by  on  04/27  at  03:19 PM

Hey Brittny I am not sure I mentioned this but my twin sister lives in Oklahoma too (she’s a recruiter for the army). Anyway, the first real storm she experienced there apparently a tornado touched down or something and she called my mom and said “now, tell me again why I didn’t take a recruiting position in Baltimore near Chris?” and my mom said “heck if I know.”

Anyway, i hope your monday gets better and I hope the storms pass quickly.

Posted by Chrissy  on  04/27  at  03:57 PM

Deary..... I love the storms.  I only hate it when my kids aren’t here with me.  We do get just rain here, it was a couple of summers ago when we got 53 inches and Cache Creek was out of banks, and I-44 was flooded and shut down, and you could only get to the east side of town using Gore, and it was getting water on it as well.  It was so much fun.

Posted by  on  04/27  at  06:36 PM

Yea I definitely couldn’t live in a place that has that many tornadoes.  We had one recently (the first one I ever remember around here) and I freaked out.  It didn’t come that near us, but close enough.  I could not do that worrying all the time, I’d go nuts.

Posted by Platinum Rose  on  04/27  at  07:27 PM

Try adding a swine flu outbreak to the mix, and that makes an otherwise perfectly good Monday just PEACHY!

J/K, but I hear you on storms!  I felt the same way about hurricanes when I lived in Florida, and now some of the t-storms I see in Wisconsin are downright freaky.  I keep imagining wall clouds forming when they’re not even there.  UGH.  Rain is awesome (as long as you don’t have to get out in it and get wet) but when it’s combined with all the other crap like tornadoes it SUCKS.

Posted by Christina  on  04/28  at  06:04 AM

LOL @ Lyna...Lake Lawton...that was awesome!  Everything was covered!

Posted by Jacqueline  on  04/28  at  08:44 AM

he normal flu you can also die from as well. If you start to come down with the normal flu symtoms and a fever then you should go to the doctor right away, that way you have no chance at all of dieing unless you have horrible doctors. They will give probably give you tamiflu just like the normal flu.

Posted by treat swine flu  on  12/01  at  03:59 AM

Thats cool, but i hear daytona is big but be careful here, it is so dangerous! so many teens- early adults die from dumb things they do. I heard panama is fun too!

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I'm B-Love. I've just returned to America after spending three years in Kuwait with my husband Mr. B-Love and our two maltese, Boz and Lucy. We recently added two more doggies to our family, Rocky and Teddy. I love weight training, OU football, and lazy weekends. Buckle up and get ready for my constant embarrassing moments, continual madness at a new job, and my daily effort to rely on Christ while adjusting to life back in the real world.


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