... you take the kids to the park at 8:45 am and have to leave after 15 minutes because they're all red-faced and drenched in sweat?
... at restaurants you always choose to eat inside rather than on the patio?
... you run before the sun comes up and have to bring along a huge water bottle?
... when the kids play in the wading pool in the backyard, you put your lawn chair in the pool and get wet along with?
... you subsist on popsicles, grilled chicken breasts, and anything you can cook in the microwave?
... you keep your a/c set so high that your kids risk hypothermia when you take them to the freezer section at the grocery store?
... you plan all of your outdoor activities between the hours of 7-9am and 7-9pm?
... your ward Pioneer Day picnic is scheduled to be held inside the church building?
... you start to think that the big break from school should be from February to April instead of May to August?
... you count the days until your vacation starts so you can get out of town?
... you never dry your hair or put on makeup (it always smears off anyway) but always shave your legs and paint your toenails?
... you never wear pajamas at night, even when you have company?
... you're actually happy on the days when it rains all day-- you don't have to feel guilty for wanting to stay inside?
... you can't drive past the gelato place without running in for a bite to help you cool off?
... your skin has a permanent sheen, and a permanent teenage acne glow?
... you wonder if you'll ever wear jeans and a sweater again?
That, my friends, is Houston in the summer. Don't you want to come visit?
--originally published 6/23/06
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