My favorite season has always been summer, not only because of the long, nice, breaks from school, but because-- you guessed it BEACH weather, however, since I was a little kid, I dreamed of playing in the snow and building snowmen in the front yard. I never experienced that growing up because I have only lived in southern states with warm climates.
As I got older, I realized that it was only my fantasies of building snowmen that attracted me to cold weather. I have a low tolerance to the cold. My ideal day is about 80 degrees, sunny, with clear skies. I am convinced that this is because I am a Floridian, born and raised. Another great thing about the winter season is hot chocolate and coffee, although one could argue that these can be enjoyed year round, they are truly treats when it is below 30 degrees outside.
On the Winter Solstice, December 21st, it was still decent weather in Pensacola with 60-degree temperatures. As they always do, temperatures began to drop around the beginning of January. First we had days with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows in the 40s and 30s. It is the middle of January now and I am REALLY starting to feel the chill.
Last night when I walked from my dorm to the cafeteria it was 23 degrees, which means I was freezing my butt off. One of my allies in this cold weather is a six letter word called LAYERS, and plenty of them. Hoodies, fleeces, long sleeves, thermals, and coats. I am contemplating investing in a snow jacket just because.
Also, I love my knock-off UGGs because I refuse to pay over 50 dollars for a pair of shoes right now, especially when they look like UGGs. They may be warm, but they aren't exactly glamourous.
Maybe I will save up for some UGGs though because I remember trying on my cousin's over a year ago.I was wearing a bunch of layers but the warmest part of my body was my feet. And I wasn't even wearing socks.
My exercise routine has also suffered because of the cold weather because I am not motivated to walk from my dorm to the gym in the cold, especially during the evening. I used to hate jogging in the heat of the summer too, so I would run early in the morning before it got too hot. The morning would be a great time for me too work out, especially on Mondays and Wednesdays when I don't have class until four p.m.
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