Another prompt from the Wonderful Karen Day 3 to help me through this crazy month of posting everyday.

Cold weather.  I am a hot weather girl for the most part, but there is something so special about fall.  I absolutely adore fall.  It was the season I missed the most during my 10 year of living in Southern California.  The leaves changing gloriously–there is a tree just down the street from my office that has been the most brilliant shade of red for the past week (I know I should totally stop and take a picture of it.).  The nip in the air when you wake up and start the day that slowly transitions into a moderate temperature perfect for sitting outside and watching the kids run around playing football.

I will just say that while I am not a fan of Winter Weather (that bone chilling weather we get here in January and February that feels like knives cutting through you on those windy below zero days is the bane of my existence–thankfully I have a car starter), I love snow.  I love to watch my kids play in the snow and ice skate.

 

There is something that takes me back to my own memories of childhood–playing in the snow and getting so cold and wet that you had to come inside to dry your clothes and get some hot chocolate and then going back out and doing it all over again.

I don’t mind that bone chilling coldness if I’m out sledding with the kids or having a snowball fight.  Those are the moments when the cold falls away and joy warms your heart.  Ah winter, maybe you aren’t so bad after all.