Hot August Nights
Woman in the Middle | August 16, 2015An organization I belong to decided to have an outdoor event on the third and fifth Saturday evenings in August. People in our community kept saying we didn’t have enough to do so we decided to do something about it. We hired a band and found a member of our community who was willing to teach line dancing.
Half joking, I said we could call it “Hot August Nights.” The rest of the group liked that and so Hot August Nights it was. I think I was having a premonition or something. It got up to 108 F degrees here yesterday. As Hubby and I drove to our local shopping center, where the event was held, the car said it was still 100 degrees. Oh Boy!
Amazingly enough, in spite of it being so hot, there was a breeze, and once the sun went down it really wasn’t too bad. I got a grande Frappuccino and a vente iced water from Starbucks and Hubby and I did OK. The video of me line dancing a “friend” (you know who you are!) posted on line shows I have no rhythm and really need to lose weight. But I was having fun! I, maybe, just maybe, have the electric slide figured out!
As we drove home at 9:30 pm, the car told us it was still 90 outside. Needless to say, the house stayed closed up. Today is supposed to be our last day of extreme heat before we start dropping back to more normal temperatures. I think I might even jump in the pool today!
How is your weekend going? Did you do something silly like I did and try to learn line dancing in the heat?
I was a mystery shopper for my car dealership when I went to get my oil changed.
BTW: It was 118 in my car yesterday at 4:30 pm! Usually, it’s cooler by then, but NOOO! LOL =-O
Today is our reunion and although we have had a lovely summer and the last week has been no humidity in the mid-80s, today is playing out to be very hot 90s and more humid. Doesn’t matter too much though. We’ll drink more (hopefully water) and melt a little but it will be great to see each other. As for you, kudos to your dancing! Line dancing is fun!
Hope you have fun and don’t melt too much! We are dry right now, so that helps.
I saw the video to which you refer. If I identified you correctly, you looked pretty good doing the dance.
Oh, thank you!
Hot August nights, well I could do with some of them as my August nights are bloody cold and about to get colder as it is less then a week till we go to New Zealand where it is colder then it is here.
Ah, wish we could trade winter for summer for a day! It would feel so good. Why are you going to New Zealand?
I’m looking now for something silly to do. What a great idea that is – your Hot August Nights. Our nights are tolerable here in VA now – in the 60′s – and all that dancing would feel good.
Oooh, 60s, that sounds so lovely! It was only 105 here today. That is better than 108! It will be even cooler tomorrow. Whew!