71 degrees

I love this movie and it's been awhile since I've re-watched it. I've always loved the scene near the end where Harry tells Sally part of the reason he loves her is that, "You get cold when it's 71 degrees outside!" (Or something close to that).

I've always wondered about the seeming randomness of that line...i.e., where did the "71 degrees" come from? Not 70, not 75, etc., but 71? When I was a kid, 71 degrees would've been too cold for me...I liked hot weather back then. However, the older I've gotten, the more I love it when the temperature is close to 71 degrees. If I had to choose a temperature that would be the same day after day, I'd probably pick 71 degrees! 😃 It's probably a little too cold for swimming (especially if there's a breeze blowing), but I think it's a great temperature for most other outdoor activities.

One of the greatest days of my life was when we celebrated my middle son's 2nd birthday 10 years ago. It was also Easter weekend, so we tied his birthday party into that. We went on a train ride and then stopped halfway for the kids to have an Easter Egg hunt. After we were done with that, we had a picnic at a local park/playground. We'd had a pretty rough Winter in Ohio (and we had snow earlier in the week, well into Spring), but this day was gloriously beautiful...sunny, blue sky, gentle breeze blowing. Just one of those rare days where everything worked out so well.

And the high temperature for that day? 71 degrees. From that day forward, I've always thought of this scene in relationship to my son's birthday party that year.