Last weekend I sat next to a guy on an airplane that told me "When you stop loving the winter you have officially grown up". Well, I guess it is official then...I have grown up. When I was younger I enjoyed the winter time much more than I do now. It was fun to hope for a snow day,to build snow forts, to go sledding and skiing. I no longer look forward to winter. I think I was scarred when I lived in Idaho. Not only did you have to deal with the frigid temperatures and the chilling to the bone wind, you had to hope with all of you being that you wouldn't slip and fall on the 2 inches of solid ice coating the roads and sidewalks. And if you did have the misfortune of falling, you could guarantee that those dang lava rocks would stain your pants, coat, and everything else they touched. It was in Idaho that I decided I was not meant for weather conditions like that. Luckily, both me and Travis agreed that a warmer climate was better. So we moved to Raleigh, NC. Yes, the winter here so far has been much more mild that NY or Idaho, but I am soo ready for it to be over. We keep our house temperature at a brisk 65 degrees during the day (who knew a house was more expensive to heat than an apartment?), 63 at night. I rotate between 3 pairs of soft fleecy socks (thanks to Joanna for getting me a pair two Christmas's ago), and fleece pants are a must. I avoid going downstairs as much as possible because as we all know, hot air rises...which means the top floor is at least bearable. I am tired of always being cold. Please winter, hurry up and go!
5 years ago
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I guess I have grown up as well. For one it is hard to enjoy cold weather with young kids. Two...it is just cold. I remember that wonderful weather in Rexburg. I am still stuck in that kind of weather in Vernal. Vernal has had some of the coldest days in the country. It has to warm up to snow here. Maybe we will have to think about moving back to NC...at least I would, don't think Nick wants to though.
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