So I have a few minutes on my lunch break right now to tell you what I've learned over the past couple of months of living in Syracuse.
- Give yourself an extra 20 minutes to get ready and an extra 20 minutes to get anywhere
- Do not touch your hair after you put your gloves on, especially if you have fleece gloves
- Warm up your car at least 10 minutes in advance
- Long-underwear are a must!
- There is a certain order to putting on winter outer-wear. I have found that putting on my scarf first, then hat, next come the jacket, earmuffs and then finally gloves.
- Wet socks are the worst!
- A Jeep that's not 4-wheel drive does NOT do very well in the snow
- Drive slow and break slowly, I leave a lot of room between me and the car in front of me
- Scarfs are WONDERFUL!!
- Buy winter windshield wipers- I never knew they existed until now
- There are no pony-tail days in the winter- it's way too cold. I don't know how guys stand short hair
- Cutting down a Christmas tree in a blizzard is fun and a little crazy
- Snow plows drive at 35mph or below
- Shoveling- Shoveling- Shoveling- shovel often
- Almost every morning I get to see what walked through the backyard the night before
- Harley loves the snow, Breezy does not
- I will hopefully never have to move during the winter, I can't imagine trying to load a big truck in the dead of winter
-Flannel sheets are the best but t-shirt sheets work okay too
- Having a super short driveway is a plus
- Fresh snow is beautiful
- Waterfalls look awesome in the winter
- Winter is a great time to cuddle
- LAYER, LAYER, LAYER- even if it makes you look fat
- A ceramic heater under the desk-keeps it a little bit warmer in the office
- Getting gas in the freezing cold is not fun
- Static electricity is ridiculous
- Invest in a really good hand and face moisturizer in the winter; cracked hands hurt and a pealing face is not so attractive (thank you my love for buying me the face cream)
- Buy special light bulbs to put in your house so you don't get S.A.D.
- Brush the car off standing upwind if possible
- I need a car starter stat!
- Parking lots become ice-skating rinks. Beware when stepping out of your car
- Open-toed shoes have to be retired for the season starting in September.
- Take a Vitamin D supplement because you're not going to see the sun for a while.
- Cold with snow is much better than cold without snow
- You will probably get sick- and stay sick for a while
- There are different types of snow:
Oh man, lunch is over... I'll add a lot more soon.
3 comments:
Hey guys, this is Molly. Your post is funny but sadly, so true! I don't miss living in NY! You guys are troopers. I am so glad we got to see you over New Years. I remember you asking me if I blogged, and voila, here I am! It is stilettoswithdiapers.blogspot.com Hope you are great! Love you!
love your list. so fun to hear from you. i went to lunch withmrs. shaw the other day and she was asking if i had heard from you at all.
Bro, I dont know how you do it. I freeze when it is 40 here. I am not missing all the snow at home. I do how ever miss our snow ball fights from across the street. I guess snow is almost always more fun when your a kid. But now that we have kids I want to enjoy the fun all over again, just not from my front yard! Hope you and the family are doing well. I loved your mom's christmas card with the pic of the whole family. Take care!!
-Kerri
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