Rainy Days

"Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby." - Langston Hughes

While I currently reside in the lovely city of Malibu, Calif., I am much more of a Pacific Northwest girl at heart when it comes to weather. For some, this concept is mindboggling--who doesn't like Malibu weather? Well, first of all, Malibu is not all it is hyped up to be. I am in sweats, boots, sweaters, and jackets more than I am in a bikini. Anyways, rainy days are my favorite. I love waking up to days when the sun is on vacation but living in Southern California my entire life has not blessed me with too many. So when the air is misty, or droplets patter against my room I like to savor every moment. I see it as a time to indulge in all the activities for which I couldn’t seem to find time for recently.

I think the following quote says it perfectly: "The best kind of rain, of course, is a cozy rain. This is the kind the anonymous medieval poet makes me remember, the rain that falls on a day when you'd just as soon stay in bed a little longer, write letters or read a good book by the fire, take early tea with hot scones and jam and look out the streaked window with complacency." - Susan Allen Toth, England For All Seasons

Catch up with friends. Turn on some Coldplay/John Mayer. Put on rubber boots and splash in puddles. Cuddle with my lovey. Make a cup of tea. Bake something delicious. Write a letter and send it via snail mail. Finally bust out that polka dot umbrella that has been hiding for months.

If we let it, cold, gloomy, sunless days have the opportunity to be magical.

"Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain."- Author Unknown