Wow, I can’t believe that winter has already come and gone. It seemed a but shorter this season than in the past few years. I was looking forward to it lasting a few more weeks (ok, days) and here are the reasons why:
- I just opened up the new tin of tea that is chocolate peppermint. Now I have to put it away…
- I was thinking bout finding the box of “winter clothes” in the garage that consists of sweats and hoodies.
- I really, really wanted to get one of those goofy mermaid blankets to have in the living room so that I could wrap up in it while (binge) watching TV (if you haven’t seen Versailles on Netflix, you really need to).
- I was getting my hair all prettied up so that I could wear it “down” to help cover my neck from the (bitter) cold wind that was surely going to blow
- As my youngest turns 15, he was looking forward to learning how to drive in inclement weather.
- I wanted to make a bet with my sister to see how cold it had to get before my Mom breaks out the fur-lined coat to wear.
- I was looking forward to pressuring my amazing hubby to build me a true studio to work in and not a greenhouse (even though that was my idea and not his).
- As a Texan, I was looking forward to the cold to help reduce the number of mosquitoes in the summer.
- People would finally start to move faster in parking lots so that when you stalk them to their cars in crowded lots, they would get there faster.
- I wouldn’t feel strange telling anyone who will is sick that “a hot toddy will fix that”. It’s just not the same when its warm out and you say it. People look at you like you have an alcohol problem.
There are a few more reasons, some of which include dogs in sweaters, hot coco and depression, but they aren’t as funny as these above. Well, the dogs in sweaters is, but let’s move on. We might get a cold snap here or there…
Regardless of where you are on the globe, I hope you days are exactly what you want them to be and that you are safe, in a temperature controlled climate and you are surrounded by people who care about you. I’ll be the fat redhead on the park bench pointing at the dogs in sweaters and shoes laughing and then asking were I can get my Fiona one… If you can’t laugh at yourself, you have no reason to laugh at anyone else.