What is that smell in the air?

Windy day today. Yet, the sun was shining and dispersing its warmth. There was a smell in the air that reminded me of my good childhood days. The smell that tells me that something good is going to happen. That there was lots of fun to be discovered and that I should go outside and find it immediately.

I haven't smelled that smell in a long time. I think the last time I remember feeling like that was sometime my freshmen year in college. That's almost 3 years ago. Ever since then my memories of the days of these past 3 years was sad, shameful memories of myself. Days that my spirit just didn't feel like being uplifted by anything. The sadness could be attributed to many things: my family moving away so far, family financial problems with the new business, my feelings for someone that couldn't be recognized, my self-esteem just crumbled downwards.

Things are a little different now. It seems to have been moving upwards just a little bit. I have a girlfriend now. My family is doing very well despite the hurricane and still existing financial problems, but their coping strategies are more effective now. My sisters are growing up, the joy I feel when I see them all grown up. My plan to graduate soon and more adventures still coming. There's a lot that I can look forward to once I make some decisions. That smell in the air is returning back to me. I had wondered when it will be that I will enjoy the sweet sunny days and that dramatic smell in the air again.

Maybe it's time for my light to shine again. There's always sun after a rainy day, they say. I'm looking forward to it very much.