Wednesday, July 22, 2009

It's July for crying out loud

Dear New York,

Please stop raining.

A high of 61 and a 100% chance of precipitation are unacceptable summer weather conditions.

Thanks,
Sara

3 comments:

Judy said...

But then, so is eight straight days of triple digit temperatures. Wanna trade for a couple of days?

Sarah said...

So I send out monthly updates to fam/friends (have done so for the past 4yrs) and I just talked about this very subject in my last one so I thought I'd share. The difference being, I LOVE the rain (especially the ridiculousness of having it in July). :)

"I'd never lived in a place where rain is a tell tale sign that it's summer, until I moved to New York and learned how to click my heals between cloudbursts. It instantly became my favorite thing about summer in the City, and is one of the top reasons why I don't believe in umbrellas. You miss out on all the good parts if you take cover! There's nothing like getting caught in a torrential downpour on the way to a birthday party, with a small child holding each of your soaking hands and laughing all the way. Or snuggling up in bed with the window cracked while thunder sets off car alarms and vibrates bed springs as lightening flashes into your dreams at 2am. Puddle jumping and pretending rain drops are lemon drops is what makes the magic of those moments never cease. No matter how many times they happen. And then, just when you can't get any wetter, and you're sure a building might topple over, it stops just as suddenly as it started. That's when the sun leaps out from behind a cloud, oblivious to ever having been gone; the ultimate game of hide and seek, maintained by a consistent 73 degree climate. Yes, summer is here!"

Emily Haws said...

Dear Sara,

It has NOT rained a total of about 6 days since I have been in Guate.

Love,
Emily