If I remember correctly, this photo was taken a day or two before I left for Germany. In the summer, back when it was, you know, warm.....And now it's cold. And raining. And windy. And it gets dark at 5 p.m......ah the joys of winter. My mom pointed out to me today that it won't be winter until January. And then promptly told me that there will be significant snow in the U.P. (Upper Peninsula of Michigan, that is) tonight......I don't care what the calendar says about when winter starts, for me it starts when it gets cold. When I have to wear a sweater and a coat and a scarf to walk into town for breakfast, it's winter for me.Which is what I did today, actually. I wore a sweater, a coat and a scarf and walked into town for breakfast with two people who were much colder than I was (they're both from Charleston, SC and so they haven't been conditioned for the cold....). It was fun. I love that we can walk into town. I love that we have bakeries in town and have our pick. I love that the pastry cost 1 Euro and not $3.50 like at Starbucks stateside. And my Schoko Croissant was tasty. The coffee was good, too. And no, I wasn't skipping work, today is All Saints' Day. And so we had the day off. Did I work on my paper? Ha. What do you think? My parents' should have given me the middle name of Procrastinator. Because that, my friends, is what I am. Indeed.
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No..I didn't say it's not winter until January...it's just not winter yet...It actually starts December 22nd but since you will be HERE when winter comes let it COME!!
Wow... your seemed to have agitated your mom a bit :) if she's anything like my mom, she'll forget about it all when you walk through the door in just few weeks.
But I agree with you... winter is here no matter what the calendar says. Last winter I was in the States - in FLORIDA, so I was loving life. I am dreading this winter. We had a rain/snow mix when I woke up. I hate to wake up crying...
At least you never got an incomplete in school. That accomplishment is held by me, the cheif procrastinator of the Brown family.
Oh, dear brother, I beg to differ.....I have indeed received an incomplete - a mere twelve months ago, to be exact. My professor agreed to give me an incomplete to give me more time to write my paper. A paper which, with the incomplete, is now due in December.....don't know that I'll be making that deadline. Nice try, though.
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