Sit TIGHT! Take HOLD! SUMMER ROAD!

THE HEAT IS ON!!!!

So, let's see......about 6 months back  all the talk was about trying not to gain any weight over the holidays.
Because, you know, the holidays are all about eating and partying and living with reckless abandon.
I mean, it's a known fact and a God given right......eating and holidays go together.  
And, you know----it's cold outside and we are indoors more and we can cover up our bodies with layers of clothes.  And, we watch so much TV.....with those holiday specials and all. 
So, yes, it all makes so much sense.  
"Hell no, I didn't gain weight......I'm wearing a big sweater AND double leggins....it's cold for chrissake!"

What's our excuse for summer? 

Well, I will tell you what our excuse is.......

*all those invitations for graduation parties and picnics and weddings and showers and barbeques and deck parties and.......well, you get the picture...

*the return of some of our favorites---ice cream and margaritas and butter on fresh corn on the cob and fruit salads with poppy seed dressing and nachos and iced lattes and hot dogs and hamburgers and ribs and summer wines and......yadda, yadda, yadda

*everything tastes so much better sitting outside in the sunshine or under the stars or at waters' edge or with our feet in the sand or.....yeah....ah-ha

I don't know about you but for me.....the calendar hasn't even struck SUMMER and I am getting just a wee bit concerned about all of those aforementioned excuses......

Take last night for example.....it was a hot, steamy night, the porch was calling me.....

My new mom neighbor popped over for a break from the new mom stuff.....

Hello Pineapple Margarita,  Mango Salsa,  Guacamole and  Baked Tortilla Chips

Yes, I know, I should have been weeding the yard or trying to get all that pink glitter (that my new college graduate dragged home from her sorority house!) off of my floors and stairs and counter tops  or I could have finished putting away all my winter clothes or packed up my boots for their summer home or  gave myself a facial and deep conditioned my hair.....

BUT.....

NO!  It was a SUMMER night.

And, I remember what it was like to be a new mom who needed a break.

And, the mango salsa and the guacamole were in the fridge and I had all the ingredients for everything else.

It was the perfect time.

It was the perfect place.

I had to take hold of the SUMMER ROAD...... 

So, what else can  we do now?

Yeah, just roll down your window and let the wind blow back your hair!