the winter pill is here. swallow.
i can't quite describe my feelings after exiting my building door this morning. all i wanted to do was catch a bus to downtown.
when it hit me.
across the face.
oh hey winter. yeah i knew you were here by the snow and sleet mess you left behind last night.
but damn gina. you's cold.
it was surely 5 or 6 degrees out. i always tell myself that embracing the winter means appreciating the summer more. and i firmly believe that.
spring is such a new beginning. life comes back again. and summer is pure bliss. but i only realize that because i braved through a long, cold winter.
us midwesterners are cute though. and scrappy. i always admire the chicks that live here. wearing dresses and nylons on a day like this? you go girl. those are the girls that make good wives. they stick through the hard times. they endure. they find light in the dark.
the same can't necessarily be said about the men. men are always dogs, warm or cold. except for this male, of course. and a few others. nah, we're actually a decent bunch around here.
anyone can flock to the coasts, stay warm and content in the eternal sunshine.
we here in the midwest don't take such things for granted. the sun is out today? nice. it's above freezing today? nice. a luxury is an indian summer, an early spring.
but the winter is a tough pill to swallow, to which i gladly do. always have and more than likely always will.
i dare say we're a stronger crowd.
the tough get tougher.
and through it all we still have that undeniable midwestern charm.
and manners. double trouble.
plus, how cute does everyone look all bundled up? i love a good coat.
