Celebrating the First Day of Spring!

So today is the first day of spring! And around here that means it is the seasonal grand opening of Rita’s Italian Ice! So we decided to celebrate with many others in the area by going to Rita’s because they give out FREE Italian Ice to everyone. (see the picture of my cup of Pina Colada)

Now the funny part of all this is that after dinner we began to get ready to go and had to get all bundled up to celebrate spring. I had long sleeve shirt, a fleece and my winter coat. Not only was it 40 degrees, but also had winds of 22 mph!! We got there to greet a line of about 35 people all bundled up waiting to get their celebratory ice. It was freezing cold. Some others were draped in blankets and after getting our orders we ran to the car to turn the heater on so that we could eat our ice cream. It was also fun to see familiar faces there, like the Glicks, Gregory’s, and Kubinec’s!  The kids loved their ice and at home, Owen followed us all around, mouth open like a little bird screaming for more.

It was a fun and memorable time! Just another reminder that we are still not completely used to living up north! My aunt sent a picture from TX of my grandmother’s Azaleas in FULL bloom!! Now that is what we grew up remembering about the first day of spring!