Covering yourself in blankets

Maybe it's just me, but having the covers and sheets pulled over me when I go to bed is one of the most comfortable feelings ever. When the weather is cold out is the perfect time to experience that feeling, but when it's hot out, the extra heat of the covers only adds more heat and becomes unbearable. The same can be said for sitting on the couch with a extra comfy blanket wrapped around you. And the cold can be a great excuse to snuggle up with a loved one under a blanket!

Snow!

I know, I know. Not everyone likes the snow, especially people who live in places that have to deal with massive amounts of it, but I still think that not matter how painful it can be, it is still beautiful nonetheless. There is nothing quite like waking up in the morning and seeing perfectly fresh and untouched snow from the night before spread across the ground. A pure white sheet that literally glistens in the morning sun. I could go on and on.

Winter/cold only activities

Of course this is rather obvious but you can only do cold-weather or winter activities when it's cold. You may be able to ski or skate in the summer, but you still need the cold. While I haven't had much experience with ice-skating, I do have quite a bit with skiing and I would say it is my favorite physical activity. There is an awesome thrill from racing down a slope in skis and seeing the trees flash by around you. It does take a lot to get there(getting to the place you want to ski, getting the equipment, putting it all on, and getting up the slope), but that only adds to the excitement of the sport.

The reign of the sun is over!

Maybe a overly dramatic and not exactly true, but true enough for me! To clarify I mostly mean that the sun isn't pounding down on you all day and scorching your skin. I know a good amount of people actually enjoy the feel of the sun on their backs, and to an extent I do as well, but with skin that burns nearly instantly, I mostly feel worry when I feel the sun on my back or neck. No matter how much sunscreen I put on there always seems to be somewhere that gets burned.

There is, of course, still a possibility for sunburns even in the cold. Just because there's snow on the ground doesn't mean the snow has stopped. As a matter of fact snow can reflect the sun quite strongly and easily burn your skin if you aren't prepared. This may sound like it isn't really any better than summer, BUT in cold weather you wear clothes that cover up most of your skin. So in actuality unless you decide to embrace your inner polar bear and dress for summer then you most likely won't need to worry about the sun.

The fireplace is lit

My inner pyromaniac is quite weak so I don't particularly love fire, but a lit fireplace is much more than where the fire and heat is. It serves to bring together the entire family into one space. A space where they are can easily talk and be together. I don't want to get too far off from the topic, but when life is constantly moving so fast that you can't seem to get together with everyone even if you live in the same house, that time when everyone can stop for a minute and be together is an amazing thing.

Christmas!

This one is winter specific so it does slightly diverge from my primary topic, but I love Christmas way too much to not include it. In my family Christmas isn't just a day or even a week. The entire month of December becomes a winter fantasy in my house. Christmas music is almost always playing and everyone is so much happier than normal because the Christmas spirit is SO infectious. It is a seriously magical time that I could never hope to describe adequately.