Dear Mother Nature,
Where’s the snow? Where’s winter? Why are you confusing us like this? It is nearly the middle of December and we’ve had one “big” snowfall, and that’s it. This is Minnesota and we expect our white fluffy blanket of bliss by this time every year, but it has already melted and it doesn’t look like it’s coming back anytime soon.
Warmer weather is great usually, but this weather is plain old confusing. I don’t know whether I can survive the day in a lighter weight jacket or if I need my giant parka in order to stay warm. Do I need to grab a hat or gloves before I leave? Am I going to need my umbrella and rain boots today? It’s hard to tell these days because the weather is changing so rapidly throughout the day. One minute it’s bright and sunny out, then the next it’s gloomy and raining. I just don’t understand what you’re trying to do to us? All I know is that it’s very confusing and slightly mean.
It feels like you're just teasing us with that small period of winter wonderland earlier in the month. Many of us Midwesterners are used to having a white Christmas, and without it, the holidays just don't feel the same. I'm begging you to give us our white Christmas, even if it's just a small flurry of snowy delight. It's better than the greenish brown stuff on the ground right now.
For some of us down here on earth, we enjoy our winter wonderful activities. Some of us snowboard or ski, but it’s hard to do that without any snow to shred on the slopes. Or, some of us like to build snowmen and have snowball fights. That is once again difficult to do without the snow. No one wants to build a mudman or have mudball fights, so please, give us snow and give us our fun winter activities.
Although winter comes with struggles and can be a pain the rear end, it’s still loved and cherished by the average Midwesterner. So please, Mother Nature, give us our icy lakes and blankets of snow. Give us our northern winter wonderland!
Sincerely,
All Winter Lovers
