how to be a true oregonian and carpe the heck out of that diem

For those of you who don't know what "carpe diem" means, like I didn't until a week ago, it means to seize the day.

I went out for a little weekend day-seizing outside by myself as it poured down rain today. I mean, it was pouring. I just went out and stood in the driveway, t-shirt, soccer shorts, bare feet, hair down, the whole deal. I guess I was feeling adventurous or something.

Derek and Lauren and Kurt from the upstairs window yelled down to me and asked me what the heck I was doing. I yelled back that I was enjoying the rain, and pretty soon Derek and Lauren were out there with me. We soaked ourselves until we were shivering. Derek and I jumped in puddles, and Lauren and I took turns flipping our sopping wet hair Little Mermaid style.

I got changed into some warm sweatpants and put my hair into my first attempt at a Suzy-Botsford-messy-bun and cuddled up with a blanket.

I can't think of a better way I could've spent the first day of fall.

 

I was thinking the other day, how sad it is that we say we love the sunshine, but when it's sunny, we complain that it's too hot or too bright, or it's been hot and bright for too long. Then when it rains, we complain that it's too dull and how much we wish the sun would come out.

 

How hard is it to just be grateful for what we have?

 

I wonder how many people who have posted this quote on Pinterest have actually stood outside in the pouring rain and loved it.