Living in a mud puddle

I'm sitting here listening to the outrageous noise the rain is making on my office windows while checking the weather forecast. In the next 10 days the following things are predicted: rain, snow, rain, rain, rain, thunder, rain, huge rain, lightening, soggy pants, rain, clouds, rain, misty rain, rain, soggy shoes, rain, rain, mud-covered dog, rain, rain, rain,no point in doing my hair, rain, rain, and you guessed it...more rain. Getting depressed. However, days like this

are the reason that Oregon looks like this

and the reason that when days like this

happen, they're so green, beautiful, and incredible. Those beautiful days are just around the corner. (I see you, June...) And when that thermometer hits 65 you better believe all of us Portlanders will be outside in full force.