Winter is coming, and it’s coming soon for North Carolina. Thanksgiving is next week, and Christmas just around the corner. The fall leaves have all but fallen in my part of the state, the sky seems grayer and the night arrives sooner.
But it’s not all darkness, coldness, and a general melancholia once winter sets in. There can be some good, too! Like renting a cabin, taking a ski trip, snow days, and of course the holidays! But just like any new season, there’s good and bad. Have these 13 thoughts run through your mind yet?
1. I wonder if it's going to snow?
Wait, it's totally going to snow. Well...is it going to be a big snow? Will school get cancelled? I mean, school gets cancelled for snow warnings so I'm assuming yes.
2. Oh gosh i just hope it's not an ice storm.
Those are the worst.
3. I wonder if it will be a long winter or a short winter?
Like, if it pretty much ends by March I think i'll be ok with it.
4. Oh but I can't wait for the holidays!
The twinkling lights everywhere, Christmas carols, going to see the Nutcracker, gathering with family, Christmas Eve by the Christmas tree!
5. And putting on a little bit of that holiday weight is totally acceptable!
I mean by January I'll be wearing multiple layers anyway!
6. But crap! My gym is going to be so crowded in January.
Well, at least till mid-February. I guess I should take advantage of it now...I mean, after Thanksgiving of course.
7. I don't even know what to get people for Christmas!
And the crowds, oh the crowds.
8. I wonder how the ski conditions will be? And why didn't I get my bibs half off last spring?!
I mean, will I even go this winter?
9. But I mean, what am I really going to do? It will be so cold, and so dark out.
Will I miss the outdoors?
10. I guess I can get cozy by the fire, drink hot chocolate, and just cuddle up in a blanket.
Sounds like heaven honestly!
11. Basketball is really going to take over my life soon.
You can't run you can't hide.
12. It's all kind of downhill after Christmas.
How did the sky get so grey? Wait, why is it dark at 5PM? I'm never going to adjust to this.
13. You know, all I really can do is make the best of it.
It's a different kind of beautiful, we have fairly mild winters compared to other states, the holidays are awesome, and you'll totally appreciate spring when it comes. Enjoy the new season!
Winter isn’t a common ‘favorite’ season. Is it your favorite season? Or do you hate winter? What would you add to the list? Tell us in the comments!
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