I know May started on Thursday, but so did severe weather season so a lot of my focus that day was on the severe weather. So although its a few days late, I've got to talk about why I like, no love, the month of May so much.

I was thinking about it the other day. Every month has something that I like. I can even list them. January has Bowl season, February has the Superbowl, and March has March Madness. April took me a while, but it does have the Masters and June has the U.S. Open. July is without a doubt the best month to be outside and on a lake, two of my favorite things to do. August is my birthday month and football starts. Football continues through December and I have many family birthdays and holidays to celebrate during the last five months of the year.

As you can see, I'm always looking forward to something, but I did leave May out. That's because I can't fit all of what I like about May in one sentence. First off, its the unofficial start of summer. It's when I start to spend more time at the lake and around the campfire. That's a big one for me since I enjoy the nice weather a lot. I also enjoy the active weather that comes along with May, but not too much (see my previous blog). Up until this year it was also the month in which school let out for the summer and I got to get into working 40 hours a week and actually having an income. However, since I graduated last year, I don't think I can mark that down as a reason anymore.

The biggest reason I love this month so much is because of something I try not to talk about on my blog too much. However, I can't help myself this time. The whole month is filled with practice, qualifying and building anticipation all for the Indy 500. Today was the start of practice for the race which isn't even until Memorial Day weekend! Next weekend is the first weekend of qualifying and the next weekend is the third day of qualifying and then Bump Day. If you've ever watched bump day back in the late 90s, then you know that it can be one of the most exciting days in sports.

Of course after all the weeks of practice and qualifying there's the week of the race which is filled with build up. Raceday is the greatest day for me in sports all year. This year I hope a lot of KSFY viewers also watch the race since it is on ABC. I think people, especially those who already like racing, will like the 500 more than they expect to.

I know I try not to talk about racing too much in my blog, but this month might be an exception to that rule. Especially on the weekends when all the qualifying is taking place.