i swear, if there was anything about coming to live in stockholm that i wasn't excited for, it was definitely the weather. granted, i had been living in weather hell - AKA minneapolis - for the last six years, but i was certain that sweden was going to trump minneapolis in frigid temperatures and arctic snowfalls. and i was also certain that i was going to die in this weather, cause if there's anything i hate more than the cold, it's having to BE in the cold and especially having to service a car in the cold. i have (honestly) contemplated quitting various jobs at 7.30am when i am outside in sub-zero temps, scraping ice an inch thick from my windshield with a CD case. yes, i have done this, and so have you.
seriously, can life get any worse in those moments? i get anxious just thinking about it...ugh.
but anyway, the point of this whole post is only to brag about the fact that, since i've been here, it's pretty much stayed between 35 and 48 degrees. we've had snow about 3 times, and it's melted the next day. back home, in minneapolis and illinois, i hear it's been one of those awful winters that you'll look back and remember for years to come.
hm. sorry.
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4 comments:
You crack me up girl.
Which is EXACTLY why "home" should maybe be re-thought to be somewhere between Atlanta and Warner Robbins, GA. THIS home is wonderful, warm, and even when it's "cold", it's sunny and b-e-a-utiful. Seriously. I'm going to start praying for Brad to want to move here.
By the way, I heard Warner Robbins pays PA's boo-coo bucks to try to lure them away from the ATL. Just sayin'.
maybe I should start a blog talking about the beautiful summer nights watching the sun set over a northern wisonsin lake while sitting at famous daves. Or the nights reading in front of a fire in the fireplace with a hot chocolate. I am just saying :)
i scraped off my car with a credit card on sunday morning...never have made it as far a a cd case though. pray this is my last mn winter...
what annoys me the most is when the temperature hits, oh, say 26 degrees, like today and people are walking around without jackets and/or in shorts. now that is an issue I am thinking needs to be dealt with.
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