I Think Summer Is Here

Well how do you know that summer has arrived? Is it the Memorial Day picnic? The slue of graduation parties? Could it be that it is freaking 95 degrees in Southern Indiana? It kills me, we go from 65 degrees and rainy to 95 and humid. Whatever? It's Indiana, you never know what your gonna get. The forecast this weekend called for rain, it didn't happen. Well maybe it did when I was sleeping. They said it was gonna rain all weekend. Wrongo. Any ways it's my favorite time of year, bathing suit time. Really, who likes to try on bathing suits. Not even super models. As women, we all hate it,yet I am addicted to bathing suits. This is my new revelation, just now as I am turning 56 , I just found this out about myself. I have a million of them. It doesn't matter what shape I'm in. Believe me, I have been every shape imaginable. I just am drawn to the bathing suit area. Just like most women are addicted to shoes.
So as I was mesmerized this year by the racks of swimwear at Elder Beerman that I could not break away, I kept trying them on. I wasn't even at a high end store that carries the MOST fashionable styles. I have five perfectly good suits to wear this year. I just have to torture myself some more and put other ones to the test.
Where did this obsession come from? I think it started very young. I do have a summer B-day, hence 4th July sales, equals bathing suit birthday gift. As a child, I also vaguely remember spending practically the whole summer wearing my bathing suit every day.
At least one of my little girlfriends on Burma Dr. always had a sprinkler on, a wading pool or a slip and slide going at all times. If that didn't happen, we would make our way down to the playground where the sprinklers would be going . There was no air conditioning so we had to find our own way of keeping cool. We never played inside, our Moms' kicked us out of the house early in the day. Even if it was raining....another reason to put on your bathing suit, go run in the rain!
Okay, I feel better now, I guess I have gotten to my swim suit obsession. I could have way worse vices I suppose. You should see the one I just got . It is totally cute! OBX here we come.