- 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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