A sea of Blah

It's bad when you can't even find an image online to portray exactly how you feel.  Living in TX has it's pros and cons.  However, it's this last part of the year where it's a huge con.  My kid keeps asking me if it's fall because there aren't many trees here that have leaves that change into bright reds/orange/yellow.  I still am sending them to school in shorts and sandals and the few mornings they may need a jacket, it's no longer needed by 10:00am.  The weather man said predictions from the National Weather guys say it's going to be a shorter, warmer winter for us southerners.....great;(. 

Some people LOVE living here because of the weather and how there is little change, I need change, I crave it, BAD!  Each season, I'd always reinvent my look, with new sweaters, coats, boots, hair etc...it was a time for a, pick-me-up.  Now, I feel blah.  It's the same weather all....the...damn...time.  It's depressing.  People in Alaska and other countries who get little sunlight have light therapy, is there a light therapy for people in TX who get too much sunlight?  If so, I need to seek that out.

I hate reading friends postings on FB about how they are getting their first snow falls and how pretty everything looks, blah, blah, blah.  Thanks, I feel even more blah.  Snow is a rare occurrence here.  I had a woman at Dillard's try to talk me into a wool dress coat I was admiring but bashed her to the ground when I said, "seriously, when will I EVER wear this?".  I don't get opportunities to look like a pretty winter bunny.  K, I'm sounding vain now, but it's true.

My hubby came up with a suggestion of taking the kids on a cruise next Christmas instead of buying presents.  Sure, sounds like fun, but I think it would be more fun to take the kids to a Wintery Wonderland of Snow.  I guess I could go on and on about how depressing the winter weather is here but it won't change anything, I'm stuck wearing awful, ugly bermuda's for the rest of my existence.  Feel free to shed a tear here for me.

Holidays just don't feel the same without bundling up and sitting indoors with a fire going while the snow falls quietly outside.  I keep trying to change my mood and remind myself you don't need cold and ice/snow to feel like Christmas, but so far, it hasn't worked.

Blah, blah, blah....