::Rain::

RAIN.

:)

I love it. (loveloveloveit)

Today's weather could easily be classified as "the first rain of the year."
FINALLY!
It was beautiful. God started making it last night... and was kinda even showing off a bit! (what a big show-off huh?) :)
As I stepped out of my car getting home late last night... I quickly became addicted to the fabulous smell of rain that hung in the air. I sat on my front porch for a little bit, gazing at the storm in the night sky, and finally began to realize how magnificent lightning actually is.

Picture this: 10 pm: A pitch black sky that was COVERED by thick, dark, rainclouds... rainclouds that could only be seen when illuminated by the flashes of lightning streaking across the sky. Random bursts of pure light in a thick, dark, blackness. Soooo humbling...

I love rain.
The smell, the feeling. The fresh and cleansing vibe it gives. The romance of it all. (After all... there's nothing like kissing in the rain...) =)

Have you actually ever really danced in the rain? So many people say "Oh my gosh I LOVE LOVE LOVE dancing in the rain..." yet I bet you if we took a poll about 30% of those people honestly HAVE actually danced in the rain. (lame...)

My best friend Lauren lives next door to me, and last summer during a lovely light rain storm, I called her up and we met outside on the sidewalk SMACK DAB in the middle of our houses... and danced.
No music.
No anything really.
Just me, my bestie, and pouring rain.

...

needless to say it was magnificent. It was my first time and I guarantee you NOT my last. It was totally "free-ing." (Is that a word???) Dancing in the rain is everything it's worked up to be. Try it sometime. Honestly, go outside, let your hair down, feel the cold, wet pavement beneath your bare feet, and really try it.

Hmm... totally random today. Just some thoughts. A little "Ode to Rain" if you will.... :)