Chapter 2 of 12

The first month of the year has come and gone, and today is February 1st. Fall really flew by, way too fast in my opinion, and I'm still a little depressed that the holiday season is over, to be honest. I like the lights and the music and the holiday movies. I like imagining that I live in New York like my favorite characters in so many movies that I watch on repeat. Man, I can't even really count how many times I have truly watched some of them, but it's up there.

This was something I was thinking a lot about just the other day, how I watch t.v. shows like "Seinfeld", and "Friends", and movies like "You've Got Mail" that overly-romanticize New York City for me. They make me think, 'Hey I could actually afford to live there, and isn't it glamorous and cool?!' I have often fantasized that I would run a cool, trendy coffee shop and be a part of the art scene. These movies and t.v. shows make it so over-hyped though, it is unfair because I know that would never be my reality. So I am left to my dreams, I guess. As I was saying, though I'm still miffed at how fast the time flies, and how fast last year just zipped past me. Here we are in 'Chapter 2' of 12 effectively, on the first day of the last month of my favorite season (well, it's a toss up between fall and winter, maybe a tie). February has some of the most gorgeous and richly crimson sunsets though, so there's something to look forward to.

Mississippi doesn't offer much in the way of cold weather, so I always hang on tooth and nail to what we do get around these parts... because spring will bloom soon enough, and that's pleasant for about 2 beautiful days, then it just jumps right into the basement of hell in the Mid-South. 50-60 degrees melts into a blazing 100, mud-covered, sweaty degrees, and thus is Southern Living.

Have a sexy February everybody... I'll be back with some sunset snapshots and maybe even some Romantic Comedy stories from my own life to amuse you all with.

(Turns the page)

Jax ;-)