Summer Is Hot

I've looked forward to summer every year for as long as I can remember. This year, however, summer is not much different from the rest of my year. I still wake up for my 8-5 job every morning and head home tired from a long day of work. And yet it is summer, whether I have a summer holiday or not. As an ode to summer, and an attempt to get back in the habit of blogging, I am beginning a summer series entitled, "Summer Is." I'll begin with a fairly obvious one.

Summer is Hot.

The heat started early this year, as we broke 100 way back in April. That's not so fun, and neither is the 107 we reached on Tuesday. Or 104 yesterday. Or today when we reached 100. Or ... well, you get the idea.

But there's something nice about walking out into the blazing sun from an air conditioned building. The sun hits my skin and for a few moments I soak in the rays. I enjoy the heat. It tells me it's summer and urges me to find a pool and go for a swim.

Ninety seconds later, I'm headed back for the AC. And this is the best part of the heat - going back indoors. That blast of cold air hits me as it gusts through the door and I am instantly refreshed.

Summer is hot, and I really wouldn't have it any other way.

Okay, so clearly this picture is not from this summer. Nor was it taken in Abilene. It is, however, a picture of the blazing hot sun in Egypt.