nicolem3ow

we just had our first snow of the season. it was nice, and kind of surprising because thanks to global warming i sometimes do not see any snow until january or even february. i decided that this would be the perfect time to go out for a walk in the snow/ice/slush and run some errands while listening to being funny in a foreign language by the 1975 in my earbuds. i believe that some music sounds better when it's cold outside, and the 1975 fit that description perfectly. i also saw them live on a winter day where i snowed, so that only helps the association.

i went out for a bottle of bailey's, which i always buy around christmas. the walk took a bit longer than usual because i had to be careful not to slip, strategically stepping around the patches of ice on the pavement. i then went to the dollar store to buy some chocolate and a christmas card to mail to my internet friend. as i was approaching the entrance, a girl held the door open for me and compliemented the arctic monkeys beanie i was wearing. that made me happy.

winter doesn't even offically begin for a few more days, but i am already dreading the end of it. as soon as we hit the solstice, everyone just starts counting down to spring. "the days only get longer from here! we're almost there!" why has the world collectively decided that winter is a villian that veryone hates? why is it the default to love summer? i do not fall into the default. i love the colder half of the year. the way people with seasonal depression feel about winter is how i feel about summer. the way they feel about early sunsets is how i feel about the sun still being up past 7pm. i love when it gets dark at 4:30. i love the cold air. i love it when outside looks grey, white, and icy. i love the look of trees with no leaves. i love feeling safer from bugs. i love sleeping under a heavy layer of 5 blankets. i love wearing fuzzy socks. i love drinking warm tea. you just can't feel this cozy in the spring or summer. i'm trying to enjoy my favorite half of the year as much as i can because i'm really going to miss it when it's over, as i always do.