I was walking to the bus this morning, on my way to work, and I could actually look around and appreciate the surroundings of the beautiful park. It was like I hadn't seen this place in months, but I make this walk every day. This is the first warm day of spring, and I know that this is the beginning of many months of beautiful weather and fun.
Winter in Chicago is tough to say the least. It is great to finally go outside without the burden of a winter coat, hat, gloves, scarf. Theres a short feeling that youre forgetting something when you walk out the door or see others on their way to work without their coat and things.
You can see everyone kind of peek their heads out, its like we haven't seen sunshine in months. Its like weve been hibernating, and now its finally time to take a look outside, but you don't run outside, you peek out first, stick a foot out, rub your eyes and realize that its okay to step all the way outside. No more bracing cringing when you open the door to the outside. Although you will still find yourself doing this a few times before you get used to it not being painful to walk outside.
