Will it never end?!
There are a lot of things I love about Idaho. . .however, winter has not been one of them for a while now. It was actually pretty nice here and I though spring was just around the corner, but I was very wrong. The main reasons I dislike Idaho winters is the length of them. It has been cold and miserable now for over 4 months. The closer we get to March it did seem that at least the roads were staying dry and the sun would make an appearance a couple of times a week. My lungs don't really like this cold weather. I don't get out much due to the lengthy cold and flu season and the cold air is just not enjoyable. I was betting on that dumb groundhog to be right but he let me down. Today (and the rest of the week) is snowy, cold and blizzard warnings.
I just hate the road conditions. It keeps me from wanting to drive anywhere and I worry about the people I love who have to be out driving on the crummy roads. So to combat my "winter blues" Bryan and I took a short vacation to warmer climate. We drove to Phoenix, AZ and soaked up their 80 degree weather and hiked in the sunshine. It was heavenly. I hoped that by the time we returned the weather would be tolerable. ummmm, nope. worse actually. Oh well, I got to enjoy Phoenix and my lungs also enjoyed it. I'm hoping this is the last of winter and this snow storm will melt off soon and stay off. . .but I know better. Winter refuses to leave. So I might resort to reverse psychology . . . ."I hope it snows forever. . ." I'm willing to try anything at this point. lol
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1 comment:
Hi there Jamie! Nice to "meet" you. I actually lived in Idaho (Rexburg) for 6 years, until my husband got a surprise job offer last winter and we moved down to Utah (where the winters aren't quite as bad but I think the pollution might just kill me!). I grew up in North Carolina, so cold winters are still NOT my thing, LOL! I especially hated when it would get so cold in ID that I couldn't even walk out the door because I couldn't catch my breath... yuck. Good luck surviving the rest of this one. I'm very ready for it to be spring already.
I've added your blog to the CF Blogroll, and look forward to getting to know you a bit more!
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