What can be better than May?

I know, I know, school ends in JUNE, but there is something I truly love about the month of May.

The anticipation of the end of school activities is sweet. The trees are continuing to burst forth with leaves and, in some cases, blossoms. One that stage is over, all we have is green, which is, of course, wonderful. But right now seeing all the dogwoods and other blooming trees is joyous to me.

As a Phillies fan, this May has begun with great promise after an uncharacteristically successful April. So far, the team is showing everyone that last year's finish was not a fluke. When you can be in first place with no Jimmy Rollins, a just-getting-on-track Shane Victorino, and a slow-starting Ryan Howard, you know you have a team you can get behind.

When I make that phone call to Comcast to start up the cable in Ocean City, I do a little dance of joy, mentally putting myself in that sweet little house watching baseball or even just the weather channel.

Finally, in May I can look forward every school day to walking down the stairs and out to my car at the end of the day and putting down the top on my convertible. It's like a baby vacation every afternoon.

Welcome to May and all its promises!