pretty in RED

So there is something about the middle two weeks of May that I absolutely love. The temperature is perfect, the leaves are finally open, lilacs are blooming… even when its raining outside, the rain in the middle of May is happy rain. (as opposed to damp dreary rain that makes you want to stay in bed all day). The rain in May makes me want to put on my rain boots, (a rain jacket if I had one) and an umbrella and go and jump in puddles… yes I am still a 5 year old at heart. But the rain isn’t the best part about this time of year. Actually it isn’t even the second best part… (the second best part is finally realizing the trees are full of leaves.. That moment when you look around and suddenly realize that the leaves on the trees are huge!!!) Anyways the absolute best part about the middle of May is the lilacs. There is something about seeing the lilacs in bloom that makes me so incredibly happy. Every year I look forward to the two short weeks when the lilacs are in bloom. It’s my favorite sent in the world and I think that the flowers are absolutely beautiful. Ever since I was a little girl I have planned my future home with the yard enclosed by lilac bushes..... Every time I have moved with my family in the past 10 years I have made sure that our new house had at least one lilac bush, I don’t think I could be truly happy without seeing them bloom in my own yard year in and year out. The exciting happy feeling that the middle of May gives me and the lilacs are the one main constant in my life. They will always happen no matter what is going on in my life or where I‘m living. Perhaps that is why I love them so much....I’m not really sure, what I do know is that I love them and this time of year more then any other.