A post about weather

As most of you know (or at least I really hope you know) I'm from Arizona. Hot dry Arizona of the eternal summer. Yeah we don't have "seasons" we just have varying degrees of summer. There's hot summer (spring and fall), cold summer (most people refer to this as winter) and then there's I'm going to burn and die it's so freaking hot outside (summer).

 So living in a place like this most of my life I missed out on some really cool weather phenomenons like snow, tornadoes, hurricanes, and even just frequent rain (like the fact that there are different types of rainstorms is so weird, I've only grown up with summer monsoons). Sure Arizona has it's weird weather phenomenon like haboobs (I'm pretty sure some of the people reading probably think I just made that word up so here's a picture to prove that it's a thing [also it's just basically a giant sandstorm that pretty much coats the entire city, think Dust Bowl]), but past that we don't have anything remotely close to what you would call normal weather. Unless I guess if you call cacti weather those are pretty normal around here. Or tumbleweeds!

You know everyone insults Cleveland and talks about how ghetto it is and what not. But when it comes down to it it's not that bad of a place, I guess it's just a matter of perspective. Sure there's the unpredictable weather but you just conquer that by making it a game. Am I dressed right for the day or will I regret this outfit 5 minutes after I leave the door? If you managed to dress yourself nicely reward yourself for being awesome. If you had instant regrets, reward yourself anyways because you're still awesome just not so good at deciding clothes. But I mean seriously even though the weather is unpredictable at least there is some variation in weather instead of the same constant thing for 12 months in a row!


Also the sky actually falls in Cleveland (no chicken little, the sky isn't literally falling I'm talking about the rain or snow, something more commonly known as precipitation). Like it's so magical watching the snow fall from the sky, especially at night when the stars are out. Like it's so mesmerizing how peacefully it falls even when the wind is gusting all around it. Also actual snowflakes really exist. My friends can attest to this as I have dragged many of them outdoors to show them the snow flakes. Also there's more than just heavy rain. There's the misty kind of rain, thunderstorm rain, light showers, light drizzle, shower, drizzle, sprinkle, you get the picture.
Also rain has different temperatures too there's hot rain and cold not just the awkward water's too cold but it's too hot outside the rain temperature. Also OMG!!! There's actually puddles that you can jump in! The water doesn't just mostly evaporate as it falls. Puddle jumping is one of the best Olympic sports out there (even if it isn't an Olympic Sport yet, when it will be one it will be the best). Like okay I don't like the idea of getting wet on a rainy day, but puddle jumping is one of the absolute best feelings in the world. With every puddle you feel like a carefree 5 year old for those 5 seconds of your life and it's the absolute best.

And the ultimate best part about Cleveland is that there are actual seasons. It's not just a continuation of summer, there's fall, there's winter, there's a brief period of spring, and then there's summer. Like this whole topic of seasons is not a myth, they actually exist. For anyone outside of Arizona (maybe even me) the whole concept of seasons is so magical because it's amazing how the plants change and react to the change in temperature. The colors of leaves actually do change and then they do eventually fall off only to regrow in the the spring. It's so amazing to witness this phenomenon first hand. Also making leaf piles and having leaf fights is the best thing to do in the fall.