Summer: A Season for Love?

I've been paying attention to the posts that have been getting the most traffic lately, and three of the top viewed posts this month are chemistry, secrets to being a good kisser, and dating tips for girls from a guy. Immediately my mind jumps to the cheesy (getting ready for the flack for this next statement) Grease musical where they sing Summer Lovin'.

But maybe it's true! There are loads of people out there that are obsessed with summer, and being in better moods, perhaps they are more outgoing and looking for love! Though maybe not actually "love" persay... and just flings. Who knows. Regardless, I found the info interesting.

Personally, I'm a winter fan. I'm a spring fan. I'm even a fall fan. But I detest summer. It's hot. It's humid. It's loaded with traffic of people going to the beach. It means I'm usually working at a job that I don't really enjoy. It means kids out of school and crawling all over every store everywhere. Am I sounding like I'm an 80 year old crackpot yet? Mission accomplished.

But seriously. I love winter. Snowboarding. And for that matter, snow! Mountain biking. A burning feeling that stings on the way down your throat and into your lungs as you inhale the first frigid air of the season. Fires in the fireplace, snuggling up warm and enjoying the quieter things in life. Hot chocolate, waking up early and seeing the warmth of the sun as it raises. And of course the appearance of the Orion constellation (my favorite one!). I even love the shadows the barren trees cast on the ground as the sun rises.

Many people think of winter and think cold, barren, dead, and lifeless. For me? It's the most full of life I can possibly be. I think I'm just an old soul.

Anyways, what do you guys think? Is summer really a season for love? What fun things do you have planned out for this summer?

On Winter's Rare Appearances .

For the natives of South Carolina and the south in general, snow is something pretty much only talked and dreamt about and never really seen. Also, what is considered a "good snowfall" down here is usually somewhere between a dusting and 2 or 3 inches, whereas where I am from, a good snowfall means 10-12 inches, or maybe even multiple feet of snow. The cold, though is the one thing I severely miss in winter down here in South Carolina. Lately it's been 50 or 60 degrees outside (that's in Fahrenheit for all your foreign readers out there), warm enough to wear a T-shirt and be comfortable without a hoodie or jacket.

Now what the heck. It's January! This should be the coldest month of the year!! I can only dream of the day I move out west, where I will have a winter season that lasts nine months out of the year. Yes please!