watermelon in winter

The sound of shovels hitting the pavement The big huge fresh snowflakes falling from the sky as I open my eyes after an afternoon nap The 50-degree middle of the night turning into a 30-degree day White everywhere The smell in the air the day before the snow comes Snuggling in a warm blanket and watching movies Christmas break Being with people I love Counting down the days til the end of the semester Baking and cooking with Mom I love the snow!  Today it snowed...a LOT (well, a lot for Provo), and it just reminded me of what I love about winter.  And this Christmas break looks like it's going to be the best one yet!  So needless to say, today was fantastic, not only because of the snow, but that was definitely a big factor! 33 more days!!! :D

It's snowing today! And what a great day it's been...minus the fact that I haven't finished nearly as much as I should have by now. But I DID go outside and play in the snow...and that's important! The snow was fresh in the tree....so I did what any little kid would do, and licked it. It was snow AND ice...good thing my tongue didn't freeze to the tree in my front yard! I love tree branches in the snow. There's just something about the combination of brown and pure white that strikes my artistic bone. Part of the tree and part of my house. Looking up Pennichuck Street. So picturesque. Me in my getup...I borrowed Michael's boots because I don't have any in NH (except for my cowboy boots....), and he gave me his snowshoeing boots, because they each weight like 5 pounds, and he just wanted to see me try to walk in them. My sunglasses made a comeback! Well, that's today. I've got a couple papers to write for English 316, and a bunch of Bio to r...