5 Favorite Things About Winter

Hey everyone! Sorry it’s been so long! I’ve been really busy with school and winter break. Hope you like this post; my 5 favorite things about winter. 🙂🙌

1. The snow. Up here in Chicago, we just got our first snow that sticks on the ground last week, and it’s still here. I love watching the snow out the window because we have a big pine tree in our front yard that looks really pretty with snow hanging off it. Sometimes it’s fun to shovel and play in too. I especially love when it’s brand new and it’s soft but sounds cool when you step on it. 🌨❄

2. The holidays. Especially starting from late November all the way until mid-January, because some people leave their Christmas decorations up that long. I love this time of year because it’s fun to drive through our neighborhood at night and look at all the lights. And since Christmas is a time of giving, it’s fun to shop for presents, because all of our malls are all decked out for the holiday season. (well the HIP mall I know was, I don’t know about the others. I did my Xmas shopping at the HIP so I know that for a fact…anyways let’s just move on.) 🎄🕯

3. Sweatpants. At wintertime, I finally get to break out my sweatpants, which are the most comfiest things I own. I love sweatpants because they’re so cozy and I live in them half the time. 👖👍

4. Hot drinks. During the wintertime, it’s so much fun to curl up with some tea, hot chocolate, cider, or coffee and a book and read the day away. My favorite hot drink has to be peppermint hot cocoa, and I like to pick out a thick book and put on some socks and sweatpants and just read. (I just rearranged my bookshelf and got rid of a whole segment of books, so now I have a bunch of room! Bow down, you’ve met your match. Bonus: I also found my vaccine card; it’s been missing for months. Whoops!)☕🍵

5. Winter activies (and sometimes the Olympics!). One fun part of winter is the activities. Though I’ve never been skiing, I have been sledding and ice skating, but there’s also snowshoeing, snowboarding, and zoo lights. (You might be sensing a theme, what can I say? We Midwesterners/Northerners like our snow). And every few years the Winter Olympics happen. If Covid allows, we can look forward to the 2022 Winter Olympics, held in Beijing, China. ⛷🛷

Hope you enjoyed my post! Sorry again that it’s been awhile! Have a great January!

“To thine own self be true.” -William Shakespeare 🎭🌼