It's raining, it's pouring

People often associate sunshine with the Golden State, a.k.a. California. Today, though, there have been storms throughout the state: so much wind and rain! Luckily, I didn't have to go out that much or spend a lot of time outside. On the other hand, my sister, who goes to a university in another part of the state, still had to attend her aqua aerobics class, which takes place in an outdoor pool!

When I did head out, I was armed with an umbrella that I had bought in May in New York, where I attended training for my internship. I didn't bring an umbrella or hooded coat when I went to the East Coast over the summer because I didn't expect it to rain so often -- yet it did in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. During that time, I was definitely missing the sunshine and lack of much humidity back in California.

I look forward to the future, though. It should be sunny later this week, and I'll be attending a musical performance this Saturday with a special someone -- I'm definitely excited!

By the way, the picture above is appropriate to me, not just for the rain, but also for the Stormtroppers. I'm going to be Princess Leia for Halloween! I need to put together an outfit and figure out what I'm going to do to my hair to give myself nice, thick buns on each side of my head (my hair is just past my shoulders). Oh well, I still have time!

(Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
(P.S. Check out more photos by Stéfan of Stormtrooper figurines -- one for each day starting on April 3, 2009 -- doing fun stuff, such as playing "Wheel of Fortune," slicing kiwis with Darth Vader, and going surfing).