Blessed Relief

It’s hot down here – not just regular Texas hot, but really, really, REALLY HOT!! Austin marked its second-hottest June day in history yesterday, with temperatures reaching 107 degrees (the record is 109) – and these are actual temperatures, mind you, not heat indexes! Seems like this will be the second hottest June in recorded history (2008 is the record, and before that you have to go back to 1923). It’s the kind of hot that makes you nauseous just being outside and the kind that makes your car literally uninhabitable after being off for a mere 3 minutes.

So today I just couldn’t stand it anymore and I took down my pile of shorts from the closet praying that some would fit (I only have one pair of shorts in my current size and was determined not to buy any because I had a whole set just one size down). And much to my surprise (I’ve been trying them on every couple of weeks for awhile now), I could put them all on! Now some look signficantly better than others, but I got them on! Praise God that I will not have to endure any more 105+ days without an adequate supply of shorts!! I have not worn this lot of shorts since the summer after Olivia was born (summer of 2006) so this is some exciting stuff (granted, I was pregnant for summer 2007 & 2008)!! And since it will be hot all the way through Halloween, this is some much needed relief.