Ten Years of Winter
I always very much enjoy the start of winter in the midwest. Back at the end of high school, whenever I told anyone that I was considering attending college in Iowa, the first word out of their mouth would always be either “Why?” or “Cold!” It became pretty hyped up in my mind, and I had some trepidation that first year…would I be able to handle the Iowa winter?
Well it worked out fine. I loved the snow, the cold did not bother me, and I grew to like it more over time. It also became somewhat symbolic each year, as the weather turned from the familiar to something I had never encountered back in Austin, of moving away from home or even growing up. The temperature drops and I am reminded that I’m kind of an adult now, on my own in a new, or at least after these years different, place, and it’s in a way reassuring.
And I still have to go outside to see the first snowfall of the season, each year.
4 Comments
- George Wyche replied:
Almost a poem
December 5th, 2006 at 9:41 pm. Permalink.
- harper replied:
and to think that I have your winter coat still
December 6th, 2006 at 9:55 am. Permalink.
- Erica replied:
what a sweet entry! snow is lovely and comforting.
December 7th, 2006 at 4:15 pm. Permalink.
- Mark Hayward replied:
Awww….
It’s cool to hear about a northern winter from the perspective of someone who didn’t grow up with it.
January 1st, 2007 at 6:42 pm. Permalink.
