Saturday, January 31, 2009

Why I hate winter....

  • snow
  • 12 INCHES of snow
  • slush
  • sleet
  • freezing rain
  • freezing fog
  • black ice
  • icicles
  • shoveling
  • scraping
  • dirty cars
  • winter clothes
  • inevitable weight gain
  • coats
  • gloves
  • scarves
  • clunky boots
  • the amount of time it takes for the heat to work in the car
  • salt trucks
  • no green
  • no leaves
  • no grass
  • no freshly-cut-grass smell
  • no flowers
  • no birds
  • no butterflies
  • no iced tea
  • no nights on the back porch
  • no grilling out
  • no eating outside
  • no neighbors (or it least it seems that way)
  • no golf
  • no walks
  • no open windows
  • no fresh air
  • dry air
  • dry skin
  • dry hair
  • dry hands
  • feeling trapped
  • dark at 5:30
  • dark when I get to work
  • pumping gas when it's 5 degrees
  • brittle nails
  • pale skin
  • monotonous weather reports
  • socks (my feet need to breathe!)

But, there are some things I do like about winter....

  • snow
  • 12 inches of snow
  • snow days
  • icicles
  • snowfakes
  • feeling like I'm inside of snow globe
  • the very first, legitimate snowfall of the season
  • a white christmas
  • watching the wind whip the snow
  • cardinals
  • rabbits
  • watching the cats watch the cardinals and rabbits
  • ice on the trees
  • the quiet that you only get after a big snowfall
  • snowmen
  • cocoa
  • cookies
  • reading a good book
  • snuggled on the couch
  • a fire in the fireplace
  • stick-to -your ribs food
  • less salads
  • extra blankets on the bed
  • grateful that I have no reason to go out
  • American Idol
  • someone else who is willing to drive
  • a car wash - and, with it, knowing I have the cleanest car in town, for a while
  • clothes straight from the dryer
  • my fuzzy socks
  • my new pjs
  • sweatshirts
  • knowing that, even thought it may be impossible to imagine in late January, spring is coming.... eventually

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