Honestly ~Alex picturing the slip-n-slide does make me chuckle a bit. The way you think of snow and winter is the exact same way I find myself thinking about the monsoon.
After the dry summer spell I can't wait for the first proper rains to fall and to just sit and watch the drops. But when rain eventually comes around and I start to get wet and cold or the clothes take too long to dry etc I get really annoyed and can't wait for it to end.
I guess life is always greener on the other side.