Ah, 32-degree nights and 70-degree days: it must be October! Despite being a lifelong Ohioan, I'm always a bit surprised by the first frost of the season, and this time around was no exception. It came Sunday night into Monday, serving as another reminder as to why many of us, (particularly the elderly) migrate to the south for Wintertime. It's cold!
These days I don't know whether to wear my heavy wool socks or ankle socks when I get out of bed, and no matter which I choose, they aren't suitable for every hour. It's definitely pants season, and I've also got my old-reliable black beanie atop my head as a cold weather staple. Aside from that, you know it's all about the layers. I usually have three or four layers on when I head out from the house and could very-well return in just a tee shirt.
Personally, I'd rather be hot than cold. Is that a hot take? LOL! I love heat so much that, as a kid, I would always sit directly atop the floor vent in the house to take in as much warmth as possible. I would hear the furnace kick on and drop whatever I was doing to jolt over to the nearest one and plant myself there for its run cycle. I can hardly get enough of heat, even in the summertime. I even love a hot bed and don't mind waking up a little sweaty, consequently. Back when I had my Camaro, on cool mornings I'd go T-Tops off with the heat on low; it was blissful!
Maybe it's just because my house was always on the chilly side, but I've never enjoyed the mantra, "just put on a sweater." Another blanket on my bed doesn't change the fact that I'm sniffling sleeping in my 55-degree room, but yet again, I digress!
Scraping a little frost off of my windshield is light work in comparison to what's on the way with snow and ice, so let's just take the days for how they come and appreciate how each season changes our routines. I don't know about you, but I would be bored with hot sunny days if that were all we had, and of course the same goes for wintery mixes. We are fortune to experience diverse conditions throughout the year without having to go anywhere, and we're lucky to be largely unaffected by earthquakes, hurricanes, and the like.
I'm not going to claim Ohio is the number one place to live in the world, but I love it through-and-through and know of nowhere else that I'd feel at home. From the first frost of the season to the first snowflake, the changing weather is always exciting. The wonder as to how much it will snow, whether it's going to freeze, when the first day they salt the roads will be, and more just makes its fun and interesting to live here! Enjoy every bit of it.
That's all I got this time. Thanks for reading, have a great day, and stay warm these next few months!