The dreaded snow

Well folks it is that time of year again when everyone celebrates the first sow fall. Back are the snow tires and penguin walk across the snow. Snow and cold really aren't my thing, but instead of making this blog awful somber I while try to look on the white side.
Perhaps I hate snow and cold so much because I was born on the hottest day in summer. Where even at two am it was warmer than the hottest day in winter. Or maybe it is because I can't make my own body heat. I am cold blooded by nature.  If there is no sun or other means of getting warm I stay cold. If my bed is not warm when I enter it, it will stay that way. The year I got my electric blanket was the best year of my life. 
With the snow returns layers, two pairs of socks on feet, under shirts followed by long sleeved shirt followed by a sweatshirt followed by a coat. The time of never taking hands out of pockets until you are safely inside has returned. The Rosy red cheeks return as all the blood rushes to your head to keep it warm, to no avail.  Driving on ice and snow packed streets is no longer a nightmare. I always found it funny that everyone always said you should know how to drive in snow, living in Utah...however I only learned to drive in the snow during college in Logan. I have made many a trip through the canyon in a blizzard/snow storm. I'm not comfortable driving in the snow and avoid it as much as possible. Often I like to walk an icy road before I drive it, unfortunately on the freeway this is not widely accepted. Roads that are traveled at eighty plus, slow down to high thirties. My first time driving in the snow was in high school, I came to a stop at a stop sign, only the car kept going and skidded into the intersection. There was nobody around, and I promptly drove back home and had my mom take me.
As I sit here I realize that my car is probably stuck right now.
Onto the bliss that comes with snow. My favorite part of snow is doing doughnuts, in church parking lots. This year thanks to the snow plowers of the ward, that thought they were doing everyone a favor by plowing every church parking lot, we had to drive well out of our way to enjoy doughnuts. We found the parking lot and enjoyed our snow.
Onto the yay it snowed part. It was our puppies first snow and it was one of the funnest things to watch. He ran to the door and skidded to a stop and ventured outside with mild trepidation. First one step then the other and then running through it and getting covered. 
Snow weather also means Elf.  Quite possibly the best movie. When it snows out comes Elf and our favorite hot beverages.
Thanks for reading, stay tuned for the wonderful sun stories.