Spring Sprang Sprung!

The last few weeks have been rather productive as far as spring preparation goes, except for the couple nights that it dropped down into the 30's and was frosting overnight (my poor herbs!).

Today, however, was pure bliss. It was perfectly sunny, breezy, and 70 degrees. It was the first day I did not take a jacket to work. I believe I'm a true Michigander now, because I found myself sitting on a park bench at lunch time just staring into space, soaking up the sun, and loving every second of it. Around me were several other Michiganders who haven't seen sun/warmth for a good 6 months, who were also standing around, in silence, just grasping for any ounce of vitamin D that they could soak up in their 30-60 minute lunch break.

As far as spring cleaning and home improvement projects - I'd say we've got a pretty good start already. We've updated our bathroom; all the fixtures, faucets, handles, shower doors, etc. that came with the house were gold. We changed it to silver. We also fixed a broken toilet, redecorated a large mirror with glass tiles (thank you DIY network and Lowes for the inspiration), potted some herb seeds, got new mulch, mowed the lawn for the first time this year, bought some new house plants, and updated some kitchen light fixtures. We've got a 3-page long spring cleaning to-do list that we've still yet to tackle (organized by room, and printed on heavy duty cardstock so it doesn't magically get crumpled up and "disappear" - I know, I'm a little neurotic) , but for as much as we've done in the last few weeks, I think we deserve a gold star. Or, I'll just settle for coming home to my blooming tulips and weeping cherry tree everyday :) As you'll soon discover, I get really excited about spring and summer. Really excited.