Last Night

last night, on the floor in Andie's room, as I was dozing off... you know when you are really tired and start thinking/dreaming as soon as you turn in? Well last night it was of me playing running charades but while wearing my MSR denali snow shoes. It made running down the stairs at top speed quite an adventure.

Yesterday was fun. I love snow and laughs.

Zapada

zapada = snow in Romanian

I had a companion on my mission who was from Texas. I was with her when she saw her first actual snowflake. I loved it.

Snowflakes have always, and will forever, completely astound me. They are my most favorite shape. I marvel at their perfection. They are lacey and beautiful and elegant, but at the same time so cute and happy. I probably have spent hours upon hours watching them and being surprised by them.

I love drawing them, cutting them out of paper, staring at them, catching them, eating them, and praying for them.

This week my car got stuck in a snow patch infront of the house, and I couldn't get it out in time for my math class. I hate scraping ice off my windows to drive. I had to stand out in the cold to manually survey some land for an hour in the morning and thought I was going to freeze to death, and wanted to. My pants get wet and muddy on the bottom from walking through parking lots. All week long, no matter where I am, school, work, driving, at home, at Mark's... I just can't get warm enough.

And despite all the negative things that come with this winter season, I am so happy it's here. I love dressing in layers and wearing coats. I love putting on my snow pants and snowshoeing in the quite landscape. And I love how clean and white everything looks. Every time it snows I'm excited.

I'm really happy about my snowshoes I got for chirstmas, and think I would like to make my own home-made pair.