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Reasons I love Spring:

-The weather (for the most part - Indiana is known to be unpredictable in this department). Cold and gloomy days give way to to sunshine and light breezes.

-There are more activities and things to get involved in around town. I personally love biking. I haven't dusted off my road bike yet because it has a flat from Fall of last year that I still haven't got around to fixing.

-People seem to be more pleasant and happier about life. I'm generally jovial and optimistic but when other people are happy it lifts my spirits even more.

-NBA and College playoffs/championships. I don't care for the regular season - too many games, too many horrible teams. Call me a bandwagon fan. So be it. Football is my sport.

-Tax return. who doesn't like money?

I'm sure there's more but that's the list off the top of my head.

Reasons I hate Spring:

-ALLERGIES! None of the medications on the market ever work for me and I've tried just about every kind known to man. The ones that do yield varied success only work for a few hours and tend to knock me out. I don't have time to sleep 20hrs a day, so I man up and deal with it.

-I even become allergy prone to certain foods that I'm otherwise fine eating (mostly fresh foods). I once had an allergic reaction to Dr. Pepper but that's a none issue now as I no longer indulge in carbonated drinks.

-Sinus Headaches: these have to be some of the most god awful things I have ever experienced and they tend to hit me hardest during the Spring months. Makes it hard to enjoy the weather when I'm locked in a dark room because sunlight magnifies the pesky little devils 10 fold. I've had to deal with these on and off the last 3 days. In fact, I have one as I'm typing this. Not fun.

-Spring is the only time I have complications with asthma. I had it badly as a kid and was hospitalized a few times because of it. I'm mostly over it now except for when complications stem from allergies. It's a vicious cycle.

I guess the plus side to this is that I no longer live in the suburbs surrounded by cornfields or soy bean fields depending on crop rotation (guess there is more than corn in Indiana, ha). All throughout high school I was nearly on my death bed during the Spring because of increased pollen count and whatnot.