Spring in the Midwest is a total grab-bag of sensations. One day it might be 70 and sunny and everyone you know especially your Uncle Terry is wearing shorts, firing up the grill, and getting a game of bags going. The next, though, it might hit the low 40s and you’re wondering where you put your wool scarf. It’s seasonal and emotional whiplash. But it’s good for you to not get too comfortable. 

Midwesterners take advantage of good weather like nobody else. They will re-organize a whole day around a patch of sun in their backyard. They will get some corn on the cob going at the first opportunity. They will embrace any reason to drink during the day. Midwesterners know how to celebrate. So here’s hoping that Mother Nature gives us plenty of reasons to celebrate this spring. If not, we’ll stay warm with these Midwest memes that remind us where we came from.