With cold weather and snow starting in mid-October, we get a lot of lower-48-ers expressing what almost sounds like pity at our weather conditions up here. Fear not my toasty friends and family, we love it, and here's a list of just some of the things that make Alaska winters, long though they may be, a wonderful thing:
1. The sunsets are fabulous...every night!
2. With all the wool socks, sweaters, mittens, and hats we wear, we have infinite excuses to use my wool-wash and test new scent combinations!
3. Frequent fresh snow-fall is a lovely reminder of Psalm 57:1. Everything is so white and sparkly!
4. The sun is low in the sky, so it doesn't often matter that I've forgotten my sunglasses!
5. Unlike Texas, you can always put more clothing on.
6. Shoveling the driveway is great exercise.
7. Where else can you build an igloo in your backyard?
8. It may not be snowing on December 25th, but the stuff doesn't melt away till April, so we're almost guaranteed a white Christmas every year!
9. Snow, slush, ice, salt, dirt, and gravel obscure the lines on the street so all you have to do is follow the guy in front of you, and you don't have to worry about parking neatly either...you just find a spot where the truck will fit!
10. No mosquitos!
11. Every trip outside is a good reason to drink hot cocoa!
12. The clear, cold, black, night skies are great for star-gazing and aurora hunting!
13. We can keep chocolate, crayons, and lip balm in the car and never worry about them melting!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
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