I'm definitely a winter type girl, loving everything Christmas and holiday related, but I have to say that the snow is only a cute Christmas-y pleasure when being looked at from windows and Christmas cards. Living in it is a bit of a different story. Whether you're a snow lover or hater, you can definitely relate to these 12 things!
1. Waking up to the first snowfall of the season gives people one of two types of reactions. Either your mood is instantly brightened and you see all the possibilities of things that you can do now that there's a new playground outside--
2. --or you have visions of yourself falling on your ass down into a white abyss of snowy hell.
3. There's always those who are new to the snow and every little white patch on the ground is exciting or scary as hell. Those who have lived in the snow for their whole lives like to think that nothing phases them.
4. Your body will be frozen in places that you didn't even think could be frozen, but you're frozen to the point where you go numb from head to toe and can't feel anything anymore, so it's fine.
5. Walking to class in the snow and playing in the snow are two extremely different snow experiences. One is enjoyable and one is miserable.
6. Speaking of walking in the snow, you've come to accept that this is your life now and there's no point in trying to fight it. If you fall, then you fall. If you stay upright for the whole walk then you've accomplished enough for the day.
7. There will definitely be days where going outside and going on with your daily responsibilities is just not an option because of the fact that it's dangerous or that you, quite literally, cannot even deal with it that day. If anyone needs me I'll be taking cover in my fort of warmth (AKA bed).
8. After two to three days you're absolutely done.
9. Finally getting indoors is the happiest, warmest, and most relieving feeling you'll ever have.
10. Ice is the worst thing that will ever happen to you and no one is safe.
11. When things finally start to melt, your magical winter wonderland is just a big muddy landscape of small patches of unmelted ice every 3 feet. It's definitely lost it's magical appeal.
12. When things start to die down, and you can finally walk on the sidewalks normally and not shuffling like a penguin, everything gets a little bit better. Then you wake up 5 days later to the same blizzard.
