It's Here!!!
@just4him (307132)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 21, 2021 9:55am CST
If I could put smileys on that too, I would. I'm so happy today. My favorite season starts today. 
I LOVE winter. I love snow and how it makes everything look beautiful. I love the fact the insects are gone, dormant, or whatever they are until spring. They could stay gone forever in my opinion. I love the cold crisp air that makes your nostrils stick together.
When I was younger, I would sled down the hill across the street from our house. Build snowmen, go ice skating. I even had the opportunity to go snowmobiling once. So much fun! I spent as much time outside as I could.
Winter is when cities put on their finery with Christmas decorations and they're up until the snow melts in spring. One year that was very late because we had a lot of snow preventing the city crew from taking down the decorations.
I loved catching snowflakes on my tongue and eating snow. Those were the good old days.
How many of you are just as crazy as I am about Winter? I can only hope I get my wish for a White Christmas. Right now the chances don't look good. We're getting a trace of snow, about half an inch today, but Thursday the thermometer goes above freezing and will melt anything on the ground. You can believe I'm asking God to change the direction of the storm, that's happening, and lower the temperature so it stays until Christmas.
Okay, I'm counting down until winter starts - 8 minutes and counting.
Have a wonderful first day of winter. How are you enjoying it? Thanks for reading. The picture belongs to me. I'm the one with the huge smile.
I LOVE winter. I love snow and how it makes everything look beautiful. I love the fact the insects are gone, dormant, or whatever they are until spring. They could stay gone forever in my opinion. I love the cold crisp air that makes your nostrils stick together.
When I was younger, I would sled down the hill across the street from our house. Build snowmen, go ice skating. I even had the opportunity to go snowmobiling once. So much fun! I spent as much time outside as I could.
Winter is when cities put on their finery with Christmas decorations and they're up until the snow melts in spring. One year that was very late because we had a lot of snow preventing the city crew from taking down the decorations.
I loved catching snowflakes on my tongue and eating snow. Those were the good old days.
How many of you are just as crazy as I am about Winter? I can only hope I get my wish for a White Christmas. Right now the chances don't look good. We're getting a trace of snow, about half an inch today, but Thursday the thermometer goes above freezing and will melt anything on the ground. You can believe I'm asking God to change the direction of the storm, that's happening, and lower the temperature so it stays until Christmas.
Okay, I'm counting down until winter starts - 8 minutes and counting.
Have a wonderful first day of winter. How are you enjoying it? Thanks for reading. The picture belongs to me. I'm the one with the huge smile.31 people like this
32 responses
@Marilynda1225 (79960)
• United States
21 Dec 21
Love that picture!! Looks like the winters of my childhood when we would bundle up and enjoy the snow.
I like winter but not a big fan of huge amounts of snow. I can deal with a few inches.
I hope you get your white Christmas. I'm hoping we don't get one 
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@kobesbuddy (74778)
• East Tawas, Michigan
21 Dec 21
All insects are good for is 'bird food!' My father had one of the first snowmobiles, it was bright green! I like the colder temperatures, yet spring is a thrill every time it arrives. New life, Easter(my favorite holiday), budding flowers, birds coming back, their babies being hatched! I love all the seasonal changes, but summer isn't my cup of tea.
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@BarBaraPrz (45594)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Dec 21
I don't like winter that much. We might get a snowflake or two on Thursday but then the temps go up Friday 7°C and Saturday 8°C.
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@BarBaraPrz (45594)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Dec 21
@just4him The predicted high for today is 4°C but it's currently only -1°C, However, rain is also predicted for today but the sun is shining and lots of blue sky out there.
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@just4him (307132)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Dec 21
@BarBaraPrz It sounds like a nice day. I'm sorry about the rain prediction. We have snow in the forecast for later tonight and tomorrow.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
21 Dec 21
You built an Asian snowman? And it looks like he has as big a smile as you do. 
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@rsa101 (37968)
• Philippines
22 Dec 21
That is nice that you love winter as you have a lot of happy memories you recall with winter. It is unfortunate that we do not have that kind in my place and I am just curious about how you deal with the snow being super cold and everything. What we usually experience here is the cold winds coming from the North that make our tropical climate more tolerable than other seasons here.
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@rsa101 (37968)
• Philippines
24 Dec 21
@just4him Oh yes Guam is really more like our place. I am living in this kind of place since birth I have been to NY in springtime and I saw the big difference in the climate and I kind of like it at first but after staying that long I still missed my warm place. Never experience seeing snow just blizzards only.
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@snowy22315 (170526)
• United States
21 Dec 21
I grew up in Erie, PA which is the second snowiest city in the US, only beat by Syracuse so you know I have those kinds of memories too. I enjoy winter much more than summer especially summers here which are disgusting.ord help me get my act together so I can move before the abhorrent summer starts.
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@snowy22315 (170526)
• United States
22 Dec 21
@just4him Ohhh no, I have been in Va since 1984 and whenever my son comes back from Brazil he iwll be here too. I would love to have a summer place there though. I do miss the weather, and of course my mom and dad are there. If I get to move, I will move closer though..I think my sis feels dumped on just because she is closer. I am hoping if I don't have to pay a mortgage I might be able to get a summer place there.
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@just4him (307132)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Dec 21
@snowy22315 That would be nice if you could get a summer place.
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@just4him (307132)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Dec 21
I didn't know Erie, PA was the second snowiest city in the US. I can imagine all the fun you had as a kid. Especially on those snow days. One of my favorite days of winter when schools closed because of all the snow.
I hope you can move before summer comes again. Are you planning to move back to Erie?
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@FourWalls (62466)
• United States
21 Dec 21
As I always say, I love watching the snow fall.
On a video. Somewhere else.
And if they threaten me with sn*w here I pack and go south, driving until they threaten me with 80-degree sunshine.
The one thing I must say is: you live in the perfect place for lots of winter and sn*w. So enjoy it!
The one thing I must say is: you live in the perfect place for lots of winter and sn*w. So enjoy it!4 people like this
@dgobucks226 (34421)
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22 Dec 21
You make a great case for loving winter Valerie, but I'll take my sunny time relaxing on the beach instead
Cute picture! Hope Santa brings you a white Christmas and snowman to enjoy, if not here's one for you.
Merry Christmas!
Cute picture! Hope Santa brings you a white Christmas and snowman to enjoy, if not here's one for you.
Merry Christmas!1 person likes this
@just4him (307132)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Dec 21
Thank you. Love the picture.
Well, the forecast has snow in it for the next several days. However, we're still getting 41 on Friday to melt anything we're getting before then. They're also calling for rain instead of snow on Friday. BUT, they're calling for snow on Saturday, okay a mix, but I'm hoping for more snow than rain. I don't want rain on Christmas. That isn't right. Besides, I did that already on my very first Christmas away from home in San Diego in 1972. It was horrible. I don't want to repeat the experience.
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@just4him (307132)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Dec 21
@dgobucks226 I'm still praying for a change in the forecast. We did get snow today, just a trace, but it warms up tomorrow.
I'm glad you're cloudy on Christmas. It beats rain.
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@dgobucks226 (34421)
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23 Dec 21
@just4him Yes, I agree. Rain on Christmas is just not right! Our forecast changed from rain to just cloudy.
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@moffittjc (118570)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Dec 21
I think I have as much enthusiasm for winter as you do, but without the snow. That’s only a pipe dream here in Florida. However, I probably only like winter so much because I live in Florida and don’t have to deal with it.
I love the photograph! Reminds me of simpler times and bygones of yesterday.
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@moffittjc (118570)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Dec 21
@just4him I love snow so much because I never have to deal with it! Haha
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@just4him (307132)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Dec 21
@moffittjc That makes sense.
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@sharonelton (25143)
• Lichfield, England
22 Dec 21
Oh, I hate the winter! I don't like the cold! I don't like the snow because I don't like walking in it and slipping over, especially if it's started to thaw and then frozen over again in the night so it goes like sheet glass. I have fallen over on the ice before now, years ago, and landed on my bottom which was painful! Nowadays I try to avoid going out at all if it's been snowing! It might be pretty to look at, but no, I prefer the summer months when it's nice and warm!
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@sharonelton (25143)
• Lichfield, England
23 Dec 21
@just4him Yes, I totally agree.
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