This morning....

I woke up early for a change. I got dressed and was ready for work on time. I was headed out of the door and realized I didn't have my ID card. So, I went back to my bedroom, dug through the clothes hamper, found my pants from yesterday and found my card. I am on my way out of the door again and this time I can't find my keys. I look, and look, and look....only to find my keys in the door, which was where I was when I discovered I needed my ID card for work.

Mind you that I have decided to take the bus this morning and it would arrive at my apartment at 6:57, it is now 6:55. I walk out of the apartment to see the bus pick up everyone on the curb and leave me behind. That is okay, I will park in Jimmy's spot (Jimmy is out of town by the way) and then take the campus bus to my office.

So, I get in the car, drive to campus and park. Mind you this bus arrives at the stop at 7:21 and it is 7:19 when I arrive at the parking deck. Again, I watch another bus pick up its people and leave me behind. That is okay, I will walk. They say it will be warmer today.

My naive little mind.....with visions of shorts and sandals dancing in my head....today would be warmer, today will feel like springtime, today will be different.

So, I walked to work, which is basically a mile from his parking deck to my office in the wind, with a wind chill, with paper thin pants on. My legs are still red and burning from this morning. Jimmy laughed as I told him my story. Its not funny!! I was in tears when I arrived at work!! My hands felt like needles and I thought my fingernails were going to fall off.....I had on good warm gloves too. My legs were sort of numb and then sort of tinglely too. They hurt. Everything hurt.

Where are you springtime.....