So far the early part of Spring here in Detroit has been somewhat interesting. It warmed up, and then promptly decided to drop 10 inches of snow a couple days later. Well, the snow is gone now and the sun is even starting to make a few appearances.

And while it’s 50 (a heatwave compared to how it was just a couple weeks ago) I still want more. This little preview of full blown Spring and Summer has got me impatient for long days, shorts and patio furniture. Still even this is great. We’re past those 3-4 months of weather suck and on to the truly great weather that we can have here in Michigan. Sure the summers might be a little sticky, but then again at least it’s not Houston. (Sorry Andy.)

I’m by no means one of those people that lives in a four-season climate and loathes the fact that a portion of the year it gets cold and (gasp) snows. However, anything can get old and the lousy March weather (especially in the earlier weeks) really has me ready for Spring. Yesterday it was 50 and today it’s back down below 30. And we might get another 3-5 inches tonight after what was one of the top ten snowiest February’s on record.

But it just means the Spring will be that much more welcome. A favorite memory of mine from college was going on long drives with my buddies in early Spring. The trees just starting the bud and the ground throwing off the shroud of salt. The sun shining brighter than you remembered it could; flip-flops in 55 degree weather. And of course finding a random pub off the beaten path at the halfway point, signaling that it’s time to head home with the stomachs full.

These last four weeks of Winter are the hardest to put up with.