First Snow

Ugh, winter.

I flew home on October 31st from a trip to Chicago & Las Vegas and was greeted with the first snow of the season. I just wanted to close the blinds and hibernate.

But here we are. The start of at least 5 more months of snow on the ground.

This is my first full winter living in Alaska. The sun is up later everyday and the daylight hours are only going to get shorter and shorter.

It's incredibly beautiful here, and the summers are awesome -- but -- my tolerance for winter weather over the years has dwindled significantly. You're probably wondering, well why the heck did you move to Alaska?! I don't regret it, I moved here to be closer to my brother and sister in law. I just like the sun and lots of it! I dream of living somewhere that's always warm and sunny. Obviously I'm not going to move, at least not now, but who knows what the future holds.

So for now, I might as well enjoy it. You know, before the novelty wears off and I find myself once again praying for summer. A moment that will likely occur sometime next week.