2.5 Things I Like about Atlanta

I just got back from a quick walk around the neighborhood with the dog. I took nearly two months off of all exercise during my first trimester. I was feeling so nauseated all of the time that it was all I could do to just watch TV. So I've been trying to motivate and get back into my yoga and walking routine. I'd like to add swimming back in as well, but I'm focusing on those two things first.

It's 73 degrees out and the sky is crystal blue. It nearly reminds me of fall days in Colorado, albeit more humid. I couldn't help but be reminded today that I really do like the fall and spring here. This led me to start creating my mental List of Things I Like About Atlanta. I thought I'd post the start of this list to partially make up for all those times when everybody gets sick of hearing me complain about how much I miss Chicago:

Things I Like About Atlanta
1. Fall
2. Spring

I must interject here that I also love fall and spring in Chicago. However, fall and spring in Chicago are far more fleeting than fall and spring in Atlanta, so I think Atlanta wins the battle for best transitional seasons.

Number 2.5 on my list: Winter.

It only counts for half a point because the winters here are much easier than up north, but I do tend to miss the cold and snow. My Chicago friends tell me I missed one of the roughest winters on record last year, whereas Ryan and I went hiking in t-shirts in February. But I was giddy with delight when it snowed here on my birthday last winter - I imagined it was a gift from the Snow Queen herself. I got the camera out. I felt like a real southerner for that part.

I also really dislike summer here -- but I didn't like it in my former city of residence, either. It's only a few degrees hotter here than on average there. I just do not like heat and humidity. If I had to pick a place to live in summer, it would be Colorado. You can bet I have counted my blessings that I don't have to go through the later months of pregnancy in summer!

(It always comes back to the pregnancy. Sorry about that.)