So.. Winter is not my favorite season... Not by a long shot... I hate the cold, the ice, the idea of scraping off car windshields in record time to make it to class on time, again, the cold. But there are many things I've come to find that make this season so wonderful in it's own little way :) Here is this year's list :)
1) The birth of the Savior, the reason for Christmas, all the things which Christ has done for me in my life are too numerous to mention, but I will say that I could never have become the person I am, and am trying to become, without the knowledge that he lives, knows me, loves me, and wants me to learn all that I can and so he takes the time to make small and large miracles happen in my life each and every day.
2) Christmas lights and decorations. People are so creative.
2) Christmas/Winter Season music :) I love how it is shunned the rest of the year but the day after Thanksgiving it's free game :)
3) Copious amounts of unhealthy treats and goodies
4) Using my super amazing comforter to keep warm at night. It is a struggle beyond reason to get out of bed most mornings.
5) Nights of sitting by the fire watching movies with my family and friends while drinking hot chocolate and eating yummy foods.
6) My dear friend, Elder Roy, will be coming home very soon after Christmas :) We are so excited :)
7) Next year, my best friend, Curtis, and my other dear friend, Ben will be able to join us for fun winter adventures :)
8) Sledding and dancing in the snow and other fun snow activities.
9) Driving through Pinto Canyon while it's lightly snowing, absolutely beautiful.
10) Helping people set up Christmas lights and doing "Sub for Santa".
11) Picking out gifts for everyone that you know they'll love :)
12) The idea that you're half way through the school year, and you get to miss a total of almost 3 weeks of school.
13) Everyone tries a little bit harder to be nicer to each other and more giving towards people. Always a fun thing to see.
14) Watching the cats find the most interesting places to sleep to try to keep warm. Bubba is currently upstairs sleeping inside a pair of my jeans. What a weirdie.
15) Finding ice to step on to make the "crunch crunch" noise with.
16) Family and friends and the wonderful adventures they take me on all throughout the year :) Thanks for being so loving towards me, keeping me warm when I freeze (many people have no idea how cold I actually get during the winter), and picking me up after I fall on the ice, both literally and figuratively.
There are more specific parts to this, but for now we'll just leave it at this broad and general statement of the things I find cool about the Christmas season.
Merry Christmas!!! :)
