It may be freezing outside but there's a million reasons to love winter: hot chocolate, pretty christmas lights, excuses to get lots of warm hugs...
My favorite thing is that I get to wear fun colorful tights!
So let's play a game, what's your favorite thing about winter?
I'm going to send a little present in the mail to whoever has the loveliest answer. I will pick someone on Wednesday so make sure to put your email or a link to your blog in the comments so I can contact you!
398 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 398 of 398These are a few of my favorite things:
Chai tea and gingerbread and candles.
The smell of cold air.
Grey skies and yellow leaves (we don't get snow here).
Walks in the park without hayfever. Early sunsets and starry nights.
My huge black velvet coat. Scarves. Black gloves with the fingertips missing. Cozy pullovers.
Daring to wear short skirts because I can put tights underneath.
Hmmm... it's tough to choose just one thing...
Growing up, it was definitely snow days spent sledding outside and having girls vs. boys snowball fights.
Now, I live in SC, and snow is usually not a part of the winter (plus people might get upset if I pelt them with snowballs). So, it would have to be throwing sparkly holiday parties and hosting board game bonanzas when it's too cold to go outside. :)
I love your colorful photos! They're so playful and fun!
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I don't care for cold weather, so when it arrives, I find joy in having an excuse to stay in my PJs longer, cover up with throws, make lots of hot tea and cocoa, and watch movies with my kids. :)
musesofmegret (at) gmail (dot) com
twinkle lights!!!!!!!
It may sound like a simple thing but I live in Alaska and we do not get a lot of light in the winter. Everyone puts up twinkle lights. It is one of the things I look forward to when winter comes. Brings a smile to my cold face. =]
I forgot to add my email.
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My cat Paris gets extra cuddly in winter when it's cold. He jumps up on my bed and nudges his head against mine and meows asking me to lift the blanket. When I do he crawls under and snuggles up next to me and we keep each other warm. He makes me giggle when he tries to find his way out - he's just a lump tunneling under the blanket!
Bek :D
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May favorite thing about winter is that I can pull out my sweaters. I live in Florida so the only time I can wear them is when it is winter. I also love knowing that my family up north is getting good use of the scarves, hats and stuff I knit for them.
The way the snow lights up as I drive through it, turns my imagination back to Star Trek and I feel like speeding through space and time.
Of course there are also the romantic qualities of the season, but I love watching little kids try to walk around in their giant snow boots. It's gotta be the cutest thing.
Have you ever been out really really late after a storm? The snow is pristine and sparkly...the world is quiet, freshly blanketed in beautiful white. There is something so achingly beautiful about those moments. I've only had a few, but i love them all the same.
anonymous above is mine. sorry.
as a college student i love coming home for christmas and seeing the house all decorated and happy! there is nothing like hot chocolate and christmas carols with family! this year will be especially sweet with my brand new nephew finally here with us!
happy holidays!
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the endless christmas songs played on 96.5 and everyone getting a little bit nicer because of the holiday season.
also, dressing my doggy up in silly antlers and t-shirts, not that I can't do it any other day. :)
april_licup@hotmail.com
Pomegranates are in season!
Leslie Albanese
Marysville,OH
la361106@ohio.edu
I love winter because:
1) its cold outside, so its a good excuse to snuggle up with my boyfriend to stay warm
2) christmas happens during winter and i love spending the holidays with my mom's siblings/families
3) the flavoured hot chocolate/beverages are now available at coffee shops
4) i get to sport my pashminas and not feel silly because i'm sweating for fashion
5) of SNOW; need I say more?
I love this time of year because people seem more kind. They are a bit more patient, a bit more loving and a bit more selfless. Everyone needs that!
*Love your colorful tights!!
Ooooh, winter. Well, I catch the CityCat (a type of ferry) to work, so I love tootling along the Brisbane River on winter mornings with my travel mug of hot tea and a snuggly scarf. It feels more like an adventure when you travel anywhere by boat in winter! (Plus, I like to make cups of tea or coffee for the friendly ferry staff in takeaway cups, every now and again to surprise them!
Winter?
Walking down a near empty street in a jacket I picked randomly from my hall closet (likely belonging to my mom or dad at one point) and getting snowflakes in my eyes.
snowmen.
the music (oh yes, the music!)
the overall feeling of good cheer in the air.
(but mostly the handmade cookies made by my mom.)
my very favourite thing about winter is our annual summer fun party. it can only happen in the dead of winter, when it's -25 degrees Celsius (I live in Canada!).
the word is spread, the temperature is cranked, and everyone arrives with summery potluck items. sangria, margaritas, tacos, and bean salads! and we all wear shorts and tshirts and sometimes bikinis, and we sweat like crazy because the house is full of friends and the thermostat reads 30 degrees above inside, and we play songs that remind of us of summer, and sing together and play board games. it's our little oasis in the winter, when the snow is four feet deep and isn't going anywhere for at least a couple of months.
and the best thing is that it doesn't cost near as much as a trip to Mexico would cost, and all of our friends can come. the party starts at 2pm and lasts well into the night, so literally a hundred people might pop through the house at some point.
The hilarious and yummy color peoples noses turn! The huge grey sky that inspires me to write. Houses completely covered with decorations and lights so they look like gingerbread houses. Not caring that you can't get the car out of the driveway and just bundling up and delivering goodies by foot. My kitty coming inside and snuggling up with me! The smell of Starbucks at The Gateway. The stronger inclination to tell someone you love them. :) Your blog inspires me more than you can know, Katie. Happy holidays!!
The Best Part About Winter: Watching my new Great Pyrenees puppy, Reggie,discover the joy of running, eating, and sticking his head in the fluffy snow. :]
McKenna Kurth
Kurth4x2@yahoo.com
I love to go for walks late at night in winter. The air glistens and there is no noise. It seems like it is just you and beauty.
The best things of winter are the looks and the chats of the kids with their moms in the mall. Always telling what they will ask Santa to bring them. They this WOW face with their eyes wide open. lovely!
I like stringing up lights all around my house in the winter. It looks like hundreds of candles sparkling, which is very cozy on a cold night, and with no fire hazard!
lizzyferguson@att.net
My favorite thing about Christmas is getting to dress up with all the layers and pretending to be the little boy from A Christmas Story. you know the one, ralphies little brother falls over in the snow. I also loooooooovvvvvvvveeeeee watching Elf! it's my fave!
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I love winter because the landscape is covered in a bright clean layer of snow, covering the dried brown grass and dressing the trees with soft white lace. Animals hole up and hibernate and the bugs are gone for the season, so the nights are quiet and still.
My favorite parts of winter are naturally rosy cheeks and pushing your hair away from your face with mittened hands, which does not work but it warms your face up, so you keep doing it.
*sigh* I too have forgotten to add my email.
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Too add a more pragmatic element to my answer - I'm allergic to bee stings and react more than most to mosquito and other bug bites. So I am really really glad to have winter cold that kills or drives them off.
Winter makes summer so much sweeter!
Best part of winter? Sitting down with my parents and watching the Muppet Christmas Carol with a cup of hot chocolate with millions of little marshmallows.
I love winter for rare and beautiful snow days off from work! I live in the South, so it rarely snows, but we occasionally get iced in.
So, I wake up to a warm, toasty house, make a cup of tea and meditate on the chilly outside. Then I do something creative to pass the day and it's peaceful and lovely and me-time and it's great. Truly.
I love winter, but being from Arizona it doesn't always feel like the holidays. I especially love the season because I can drive up north to my favorite mountain town, drink hot chocolate, and enjoy the calm, quiet snow for a few hours. :)
The warm hearts despite the coldness outside.
All the holiday lights that fill up the streets (it kinda makes you feel like you're in a movie!)
Decorating the christmas tree with my mom (I never got to do this when I was younger because we both lived in separate countries. But now that I'm older and living in the US, it's definitely something I always look forward to come winter time :D)
Feasting with family and friends!
Oh! And those comfy holiday edition Cosby sweaters :D
mctin2307@yahoo.com
Crispiness of everything. The air is crispy, your hair turns crispy when it's cold, your bones feel extra crispy, the ground, everything is crispy! But making everything melt again is nice too!
Other than brightly colored clothing in the bleak and abysmal weather, I love uncontrollably laughing when I inevitably fall on my butt on ice patches. The looks from concerned onlookers also brings joy to my heart.
I love coming in from the cold to a fire in the fireplace and candles flickering a warm glow.
without a doubt the moment that starbucks brings out those red cups...
I love Winter because I get to spend it at Central Park. I love that I can go sledding there with my baby cousin. I love the whole "Winter Wonderland" feel in New York City. I love walking through the city at night, especially when snow is falling and stopping by Serendipity3 and thinking maybe I'll meet someone just like in the movie Serendipity! I love the Christmas carols in just about every place you walk into. Gives me a reason to take off my earphones. I love decorating the Christmas tree with my dad. I love that everyone's a bit friendlier. I love looking out my window in the morning. It's everything about it. The way it makes you tingly inside knowing it's the most joyous season, the warmth in your body when sipping on hot chocolate, the rain boots from the melting snow, and so much more.
I actually want a Winter wedding. :)
My favorite thing about winter is the little whipped creme covered noses of my three kids! We love having hot chocolate, with sprinkles and whipped creme of course, after school! When they take that first big sip, they always end with whipped creme covered noses! LOVE it!
Donna
buggaboosmommy(at)yahoo(dot)com
my favorite thing...
a fun snowball fight, followed by hot chocolate, and snuggling with my sweetheart.
I love snuggling with my honey-bunny watching the Christmas tree light and drinking hot cocoa!
AngelavengerL at gmail.com
My favorite thing about winter is having family time on Christmas day. Everyone is nice to each other and we get to play with our new presents all day to the sound of Christmas music playing in the background =)
i love winter because, i get to be under my comfy quilt with a cup of hot coffee and reading my favourite frankie magazine, next to the one i love.
My favorite thing about winter is the Christmas spirit. I don't know if it's just me, but I've noticed that everyone is nicer to each other this time of year, and I have not seen one person frown when looking at colorful lit up houses or Christmas trees. Just watching people smile, makes me smile and feel good.
xo_sambo@yahoo.com
The spontaneous dancing with my husband and son in front of the christmas tree (:
Srkepley2@yahoo.com
Winter sucks pretty much- but I like to drink whiskey and whiskey is a winter thang...Isn't that lovely!
Winter means my magical reindeer blanket (best $7.50 I ever spent!) that can keep me warm no matter what. Winter means fleece jammies and hot wassail to drink. Winter means lovely snow covered mountains out my window and endless movie nights with my family tucked around me.
Watching the wonder of small children (most recently my own) their first experiences with snow and whatever holiday they celebrate this time of year. Nothing is more precious than the wonder of a child, and it seems that these winter holidays never cease to amaze them.
Leaving presents anonymously for people. Although many know Santa is not real, leaving gifts re-inforces the imaginations of those who still wonder the opposite :) It never hurts to prolong childhood&wonder a little longer.
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I love the silent glitter of winter. Snow muffles every sound, and as such, life seems so much more peaceful, with only Christmas lights and bright white snow to guide our feet and our thoughts. As the color disappears from trees and lawns, I break out my colorful tights, coats, and accessories. Just as soon as there is no life-giving color left in the world, I resurrect my many GREEN coats to spruce up even the dreariest winter day.
Seeing my breath on cold days. I am 34 years old and it still excites me. Now I am passing it on to my 4 year old.
Winter, especially snow, reminds me of HOME and my best friend. She would wrap her scarf around the two of us as we walked to school because I was "too cool" to wear a hat. In northern Labrador in Canada. -45*C
Thank you for the beautiful colours.
Andrea
...the white frost that hangs low in the air and sticks tightly to each blade of grass tells us that snuggly warm gatherings and bright Christmas lights will soon be twinkling.
Fog is our snow in California
Reasons I love winter: Egg nog, eskimo kisses, snow on bare trees, bundling up in blankets by the fire, making igloos and snowbears, the pretty snowflakes that fall every once and a while and are truly unique and feel magical, finding great presents, and slipping my fingers into mittens!
teasleaves.blogspot.com! i forgot! :)
i love winter because that's the only time just socalifornians get to experience such wonderful things such as colorful layered clothes, the sound on rain drops on concrete, and cool air in the mornings :)
moo.sayscow@yahoo.com
I love setting my alarm a half-hour earlier because in the winter that time between waking up and when you have to get out of bed is absolutely amazing because I'm all warm and toasty under layers of covers with my fuzzy cat curled up spooning with me in my arms. I love having that extra half-hour in bed to really soak up the coziness and cuddle time with my cat.
I love winter because it's cold... which means it's snuggling season!! And let me just say, I love being the little spoon, and my husband is the perfect big spoon! <3
I like winter because you get to give people home made gifts. it makes me so happy.
I love winter because of the beauty and simplicity of the first snow. :] It's like waking up to perfection. Everything is more quiet and you can just snuggle up with the person (or animal!) you love.
Kim
visagedelion@gmail.com
sparkling juice and snow cones! and snow painting!
The best thing about winter is wearing my animal suits around! Ears are optional.
winter if for the feeling of a lovely ending, and a new start.
family, friends, and joy. cheers!
i dont have anything i like about winter ): for i have never once experienced winter ):
(cause i live in singapore ^^ a place only with summer summer and rain all day long ^^)
Whatever so, if i do get to enjoy winter, i think the favorite thing is WINTER itself :D whee~
warm scarves, leg warmers, soft mittens, ear muffs, and layers upon layers of sweater vests. i end up looking like the over-bundled kid from "a christmas story" but i luuuurve it!
I love Winter because lots of people get a free snow cone machine, stray kittens who are chilly will finally come into your house to play, and because even though its a lot colder its Christmastime, so people act a little warmer :)Oh, and the music!
so right now i'm madly in love with owl city.
this is a gorgeous winter song. hope you like :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJePPXLVFlU
My favorite thing about winter is hot chocolate and cuddling.
My favorite thing about winter is getting to celebrate Christmas before the rest of the world. See, I live in Australia so winter comes in June and yes, we do pull out our Christmas trees/ decorations / fairy lights (I love fairy lights) and celebrate Christmas in winter. So we celebrate Christmas twice a year! How awesome is that? :)
Dear Katie,
I love your lovely and colorful tights:) I also like to wear tights, boots and short wool dresses in the winter. :)
But the reason I love winter is because I always make lovely sweet little presents for my friends and family... Cuting, decorating, drawing, sewing, making a mess,... hiding presents in different places,... see friend's smile when he/she opens you little present...it's just indescribably magical:)
winter reminds me of my exchange year in switzerland. my host family, my best friend, walking home through the snow.
the train jingles. drinking hot wine with a beautiful boy. learning german.
writing in my diary when i saw snow for the first time.
walking with gumboots through the snow.
learning to love my self.
winter reminds me of the way the dirty snow melted the day i left switzerland.
winter reminds me of the best year of my life.
i live in singapore so i don't get to experience the winter cold, snow, nice flakey bits on the windows, having to wear nice scarves, having to shop for winter clothes...but i love the winter period in singapore because it makes me feel all snuggly inside to buy christmas presents for my loved ones, to see people giving presents to others, to see people loving others, to see kids being happy all around in the fake 'snow city' we have in singapore..(:
My boyfriend is a big Christmas enthusiast so this year I decided to surprise him with a homemade advent calendar. I left a little jar on his nightstand and everyday I leave a little present inside with a sparky paper number attached so that he can count the days until Christmas by sticking the numbers on the fridge to make a calendar. It's always fun to pretend like your 10 years old again :)
My other favorite thing about winter is all of the fun knitting projects I get to try and all of the yummy baked goodies I get to make! Nothings better than a homemade scarf and fresh Christmas cookies!
Normally when asked this - I think, Winter? What's there to like about it?? But... winter means cozy fires, hot chocolate with whipped cream (my cat Uzi's favorite part of winter), magical lights everywhere, creating new holiday traditions with my fiance, searching for hills to sled down together, wonderful holiday smells and treats... there's really quite a lot to like about Winter!
I love winter because I come home from work to find cat burritos - my cats Abby and Sunny burrowed underneath the bedcovers.
I love winter because... fires in the fireplace, light snow on a walk with the dog, christmas lights twinkling, skiing, good food and fun parties - oh, and my birthday is in the winter!
I love winter because it means many sweaters, coats, scarves - all warm threads that make you feel like you are getting constant hugs!!
Soft snowflakes and rosy cheeks....
I live in northern Quebec (Canada) so winter is long and sometime really cold!
What I like best is walking at night, mouth wide open and eating falling snow flakes!!! :D Earing the sound of snow under our boots when walking... And finally making snow angels (lying in the snow and waving arms and legs...)!!!
It reminds me when I was little and I make sure to do it every winter... To stay young at heart!!!
The snow covered backdrop, icy cold air and the heat of a kiss in the midst of it all. khang.ying@gmail.com
Here in Ecuador we only got 2 seasons! and our WINTER is hot, so what i love most in winter is going to the beach and floating in the sea so i can get disconected. Anyway fill me up with anything cozy!
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the best thing about winter are the simple little things that remind you that it can still be beautiful without sunshine and flowers. like a bright red cardinal or the stillness and beauty of the night sky when there is snow on the ground and tree branches are covered with ice. or being bundled up inside and praying for a snow day while you look out your window to watch the flurries float past a streetlight
Because it's so cold our chickens come
to the kitchen door and look in at all the
lights and eventually we feel so sorry for
them we let them in and they cluck around
the house sounding all happy! Also making
colourful sponge cakes and eating them
with hot chocolate fudge sauce and
of course beautiful winter skies. I love
winter. X x x
I love the holidays, so fairy lights, carols, presents, parties, the whole shebang is my favorite, but that's not original.
My real answer is the smell of crisp, winter air. I have a bionic nose, so I notice the smell of everything.
I love how it’s socially acceptable to sing door-to-door.
:)
I love winter because sometimes it gets so cold that my eyes water, and then my top and bottom eyelashes freeze together. It turns my vision sparkly!
I love the winter because of of the wrapping paper and gift I get to give everyone I love, I would love a christmas in which I could honestly give everyone what the most want for christmas. Wrapped up in fabulous happy paper and large bows.
Holding hands with my family and dancing around the Christmas tree singing every Christmas carol we can think of! :-)
I love the Christmas markets in the city and drinking hot apple cider. Yum!
Thanks!
nycbookgirl at gmail dot com
my very favorite thing about winter is the pull towards home. summer brings you out, winter brings you in. i find myself looking for ways to stay in longer, cooking, cozying, etc. its so nice to hibernate... and then so nice to come out in the spring.
I love winter because it gives me more reason to stay inside and be with my family. I spend more time with my family in the winter than any other season. it's fantastic. Also, i get to wear mittens and drink hot cocoa and wear big boots so i can tromp around int the snow and, like you mentioned, wear fun tights.
torilynndickson.blogspot.com
I love seeing winter through a child's eyes.
I love playing in the snow with my six year old daughter. She loves to make snowforts, snowmen, snowanimals (she is creative), snowangels and going sledding. I love shoveling snow WITH my daughter. I love warming up with her over hot chocolate and listening to her chatter about he exictement of her day.
Tire sur la neige, of course- sugar on snow! A tradition that's been handed down through many winters, filling my childhood with happy memories. My Memere (French Canadian for Grandmother) used to make it for her 8 Kids, my Mum made it for us when we were little, and now I make it for my loved ones! The snow has to be just the right texture, and it has to be pure maple syrup (sorry, Mrs. Buttersworth!). Delightfully delicious taffy to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth. Recipe here: http://www.whats4eats.com/desserts/tire-sur-la-neige-recipe
Hope you have the opportunity to try it!
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my favourite thing about winter is winter vacation. I get to spend it in the best city(NEw YORK) with my mom who I can only see then.
I could read the reasons you all love winter all day long. I love winter because I break out my hats, gloves and scarves, the way winter light can make everything just beautiful instead of gray, the outlines of tree branches in said light, walks in crisp snowy air, cups of hot chocolate, blankets, thick sock, christmas music and movies. Oh and sooo much more! :)
Winter and I have a very love hate relationship.
I can't stand the frigid cold, scraping my car or that I am forced to wear practical shoes.
But there is one thing I absolutely love about winter and that is skiing. There is nothing quite like the exhilaration of sliding down a mountain of ice all the while admiring beautiful scenery and getting some fresh air.
I love the way the light looks when it's cold outside, but sunny. It's a different light than when it's warm—a clean, very bright light that I think is just amazing and makes the world feel real and unreal at the same time.
I love winter because I use the chilly air as an excuse to don gigantic earmuffs. Then, instead of shivering in the cold, I can do my best Princess Leia impression.
I also don't mind the icy sidewalks when I have a wonderful date to offer me his arm. He'll steady me as we pick our merry way through a frosty street, and use his free arm to tug snow-laden tree branches to make our own personal snow flurries!
My favourite part is snuggling up with someone special or with a good book in front of the warmth of the fire place.. :)
Jordanfraser13@hotmail.com
I love your blog, Katie. So cute! I'd have to say my favorite thing about winter is being able to snuggle up with my sweet hubby under the covers on a cold night. Hot apple cider's a close second, though! =)
(somedaydreams2008@yahoo.com)
winter is great because my lovely man let me be even closer to him and put my frozen feet in between his warm feet in bed! don´t know how he does it but he´s always warm :)
I like winter because I get to see my grandparents all in one bunch for Christmas dinner! they are the loveliest people in the entire world. plus, I'm in love with how people dress themselves/their houses festively.
I love winter because of the scenery change to take pictures of. It's the perfect time to go out side wrapped in a fun scarf and cute warm clothes, and drink hot chocolate. While you get creative and find the beauty in the dying world around you.
It doesn't snow much where I'm at, but when it does I love the absolute quiet...it's just amazing!!
atilley@wfubmc.edu
Shuffling high-speed across the carpet of my parent's house in fuzzy socks so I can pop my sister with a spark on the nose. Never gets old. Even if we're both in our 20s now.
kathryn_w_kennedy@yahoo.com
I love winter for the promise of spring; that pause for a new beginning.
I love to idle under warm, cozy blankets while the rest of the world is freezing cold.
My favorite thing about winter is standing outside in the pouring rain and listening to the raindrops hit the umbrella above my head. We don't get snow in California, but the rain is magical in its own very special way.
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My favorite part of winter is the snow. As soon as the first flake begins to fall, the whole city begins to fall silent and calm. My friends and I have snow day movie marathons and drink hot cocoa and make smores in the fireplace, and it is the most wonderful time.
veryberry24@comcast.net
One of the absolute favorite parts of winter is seeing everyone getting excited for the holidays. Being able to capture their happiness whether it be through photography or memories is simply splendid!
smsreeves@comcast.net
I love the feel of winter. You know Christmas is coming, so there's that anticipation and all the things that help build it up like Christmas lights, decorating the tree, hot cocoa and coffee all the time, Christmas movies with the famly, scarfs and hats, the beautiful music . . . It's definitely the most wonderful time of the year. My favorite!
-Maggie
walk under the rain, I don't care ifI get sick. I love walk under the rain, with my music, my colorfull umbrela and my camera.
Rain makes verything more interesting.
Kisses!
http://08thstreet.blogspot.com
I love the feeling of everyone being home when there's a bad storm outside, and it being all nice and cozy inside.
In fact, my favorite part is connecting with my family. We're closer at this time of year than at any other.
:]
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jenjennyjj11@yahoo.com
the smell/sound of rain on the pavement.cuddling under massive blankets.christmas movies.desserts.boots.the magical feeling in the air.bringing a ginormous live tree inside our homes to adore and smell and decorate and hide wonderful little presents under.the childlike sense everyone seems to take on and everyone is just a little bit kinder.again, the MAGIC.
I love winter in Houston, because on the very rare occasion that it snows--like last Friday!--the entire city frolics in whimsy. No one is cavalier--or worse, irritable!--about snow in Houston! My smoggy Southern city turns into Disneyland for the day.
watching cartoons (christmas specials) in bed eating cookies with milk :)
indigo.violeta@live.com.ar !
I love snowy nights - when you can go outside and it is super quiet outside and you can just watch the snow come down. and it sparkles. Loves it!
I love the paradoxes of winter...how magical is it that the coldest season makes your heart the warmest?
there's also a special place in my heart for the uber-tacky, skin tight, candy-cane striped, matching pjs mom makes us wear on christmas morning :)
annaleah_larson@sbcglobal.net
Winter is an excuse to finally finish knitting that scarf.
what i love about is winter is the old ratpack age/sinatra/bing crosby songs come on the radio. everyone seems to be in a good mood.
and i love dressing my cat boo in a little elf costume. she disagrees with me though haha.
i love having people over to make cookies and making them a cup of hot tea while listening to christmas music.
i love the old christmas movies. white christmas and it's a wonderful life are favorites(:
and i love that today it snowed where i live for the second time i can remember in my entire life(:
happy holidays katie! ♥
-coral
I love winter because I get to go home to Puerto Rico for the holidays. And this time of year in PR is lovely! Everyone is so happy and all the palm trees have christmas lights on them. and people do actually still go caroling. or at least the PR version of it. And sometimes - if I'm really lucky - it will snow here in NY days before I go home. So i get to have a white and a sandy holiday season!
I love to see people's faces when they open gifts (for Christmas, 'cuz that's what I celebrate, but this would apply to any other winter holiday), especially my mom. She works/has worked so hard for me, I'm always happy to give her something back. :-)
-Sarah
sarah (dot) priest (at sign) earthlink (dot) net
I live in So. Cal so it hardley ever rains but when it does, my favorite thing to do is take a hot bubble bath with hot chocolate and open the windows, light some candles and listen to the rain pitter patter all over the ground! it's wonderful because we never hear it! (annafraney at gmail dot com)
There's something so exciting about seeing your breath. it makes just breathing so fun.
ariana.smi (at) gmail (dot) com
p.s. I'm in love with your tights.
I love winter because its a time for us arizona people to pretend that it is actually cold. Going outside you see the people who have grown up here, they wear big boots and heavy jacket because they think its cold, even though its sixty degrees, then you see the people who are from out of town and are wearing flip flops and a t-shirt ,it might as well be summer to them because where they come from its negative 30 degrees. plus everyone has there christmas lights wrapped around their cactus ,creating a warm, happy feeling inside.
1. Mocha lattes
2. Wearing lots of layers
3. Bringing out the knitting again (it's too warm to knit in the summer).
4. Pink cheeks!
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My favorite part of winter is the secret love notes that you can leave on frosted or fogged windows.
The best thing I love about winter is the snow, the snow when it is still and quiet and it feels like you are in a snow globe. The snowflakes lightly falling down and melting as soon as they hit your skin. It makes you appreciate the little things and be really thankful for everything and everyone you have in your life.
I will have to say watching The Nutcracker ballet every year with my mom since I was very young. We both get dressed up, put on pearls, and go and watch sugar plum fairies and snowflakes float around the stage to music that makes me nostalgic. Afterward we go home to my family's house, eat homemade cookies, drink fresh coffee, and chat. It's so representative of peace after an exhausting fall semester, and it's my favorite tradition!
My favorite thing about winter revolves solely around Christmas. Christmas spirit is in the air. It's the season of giving.
It's that time of the year, that even though we are in a recession, it is the last thing on our minds. It's that time of year where we can't help but smile because we know tomorrow a pine tree will be bought, and lights will be put up. It's that time of year in which you get to wake up to a wrapped package under the tree, or a piece of candy in your stocking. It's that time of year, that even if you can't afford a gift... a walk through the neighborhood is more than enough thanks to all the Christmas lights.
It's that time of year where children bring out their sharpest red crayons to write Santa about what a good kid they've been. It's that time of year where cookies and milk are left on the kitchen counter (even though it's the parents who take advantage) (: . It's that time of year that let's you believe that miracles CAN happen.
THATS my favorite part of winter.
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my favourite....curling up in a warm bed, in a warm bedroom, watching the snow fall and reading.
December 22nd... why? It's the first day when our days begin getting LONGER instead of shorter... one step closer to Spring!
My favorite thing about winter is the smell. Of course there's cinnamon, sugar cookies, hot chocolate, and yule logs...and gingerbread, and pine trees....(and the list goes on)...but really, I love the smell of winter itself! Going outside and smelling the cold weather is simply wonderful :)
My favorite thing about winter is the smell. Of course there's cinnamon, sugar cookies, hot chocolate, and yule logs...and gingerbread, and pine trees....(and the list goes on)...but really, I love the smell of winter itself! Going outside and smelling the cold weather is simply wonderful :)
My favorite thing about winter is going for a walk with my mom on the first night of a snow storm. The sky is always lite up because of the way the moon reflects on the snow. And everything is so quiet and peaceful. No one has touched the fresh snow, and so it feels like you're walking in a dream. And it's such a sweet time to just talk and walk with my mom!
I love winter because I go to boarding school and it is wonderful to see all the beautiful kids around me come together to create a family away from home while the holidays approach. All of us are so far away from our homes and families, but we work hard to keep up the holiday spirit with things like Secret Santa games in the dorm, a capella groups traveling around campus singing carols, hot chocolate in every classroom, and spontaneous snowball fights on the lawn. I love that people can come together so strongly over a thing like Christmas or the holidays in general, even when they're dealing with homesickness and would much rather be snuggled up with their families instead of studying and working in old dorm rooms. The spirit of the holidays never fails to amaze me.
My favourite thing about winter is the weather being SO cold that we find little excuses to give more bear hugs and let it linger longer enough to warm our little hearts and put some sparkle in our eyes :)
Finding myself burritoed in my fluffy comforter with a good book burried somewhere within the swiss dot is one of my favorite parts of winter. I love being able to fall asleep snuggly warm with a book entwined in my bed's blankets.
You lucky Northern Hemisphere people...
Instead of snow for Christmas, Aussies get covered in sweat (and not alawys your own) from 40 degree days.
But, funny enough my favourite thing about winter is the fact it makes summer so much more welcome!
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My favourite thing about winter is going for a walk in the nighttime, when the moon is out and its snowing and the snowflakes are pretty and orange in the streetlights. I really love how silent it gets- a whole other level of silent than anywhere else! Everything is so muffled, and if you laugh or sneeze or try to talk to someone it gets swallowed up by the falling snow. I live in the Canadian prairies, and the winters here get bitterly, bitterly cold and it's important to bundle up a lot, which is part of the lovely quality of taking a walk in the winter snow at night, with mittens too thick to properly brush the snow out of your eyebrows and your very footsteps disappearing into the fresh snow.
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i looove winter :) mainly because i get to wear my study jumper :):)
but here in australia, at christmas time, it is blistering hot with christmas day averaging about 40 C but i still love it because i get to hang out with my cousins and family by the pool and at the park :) there's just something about christmas that hits me with a jolt of happiness every year :)
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I love how mesmerizing the first snowflakes are for all of us, each and every year. But more than anything, I love how awed my daughters are, as if these are the very first snowflakes ever.
Snowflakes on my nose are the BEST!
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I think winter is lovely because it's another year where I hope I will finally get the kiss under the mistletoe I've always wanted. ♥
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Mine has to be the snow. The feel and looks of it, I just love it. Growing up in a tropical country, I appreciate every single day of snow in Denver now.
I love winter because you can come from the outside, completly frozen and cold, but in your house everything is warm and cozy. You grab a blanket and wrap it around you, you put your feet on the heating and with a hot chocolate you watch the snow or rain falling from the grey sky and your happy to be inside again. And this feeling almost every day again.
sweet treats and beards!
I love winter because I love making snow angels face down...that way they have facial expressions :)
I also love your blog but that's year-round, so that doesn't count as my submission.
i love when my little button nose gets cold outside. then, i make a loose fist and stick my nose in the hole that my thumb and index finger makes, to warm it up. it's the best! (plus, little red chapped cheeks on kids -and adults- are so cute!) *xo
I love the winter in Arizona. We get just the right amount of cold without the snow. One of my favorite things about this time of year is when they put tons of Christmas lights, and nativity scenes on at the Mormon temple in Mesa. They have chiors from all over the valley come and sing, orchestras, perform, and many people of all backgrounds, religions, and cultures come to rejoice in the Savior's birth. It is amazing to me and I love it every year, it never gets old.
i love winter for three things
1.blankets.
2.afghans.
3.quilts.
warmth.warmth.warmth.
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my husband's cool-lipped kisses:-)
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Winter is holiday season and the best part is everyone is loosen up and so chilled! Best of all..is the counting down of another fantabulous year ahead!
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my favorite thing is to go to outside when it snows and try to catch snowflakes with my tongue.
phew... almost missed the cut off day - wanted to think of something good.
i love winter because when i get to go home for chirtmas to see my niece & nephew .. we always go sledding at the hill at the town middle school (huge hill + plus lots of white fluffy snow = oodles of fun). Which is something i loved doing with my aunts when they would visit when i was a kid.
I love all the amazing traditions created during this time of the year : no matter what your religion, ethinicity, country of origin - there is an overwhleming sense of unity!
i'm not one for winter... BUT!
I absolutely love the look of glowing christmas lights underneath a fresh blanket of snow. the warm glow fills my heart!
I also love the crunchy sound of snow! just pure music.
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I love the fact that it is the season for giving, and I love buying presents for Toys for Tots, because EVERY kid deserves a present on Christmas! My email is SuperCheska@yahoo.com
I love winter because I get to wear the most colorful sweater laden with rad stars. Best of all is that it was owned by my mother as a young woman and it's passed on to me. And I just love imagining all the great winters and Holidays it has seen and all the more to come!
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I love winter because I can be like an onion and have layers!!!!
My favorite thing about winter is the heater. Being in SoCal its rarely on..but on those nights it dips to 50 I love sitting under the vent and getting the warm air :)
My favorite thing about winter is when I look outside and the sky is kind of purple and I know it's going to snow soon. We don't get a lot of snow in Seattle so when it happens it is super exciting!
My favorite thing about winter is sledding with my friends and family. I love knowing that my mom is waiting at the bottom of the hill with fresh hot cocoa. This year I'll be able to take my new baby sister, she is 8 months. She will probably looove sledding just like me.
That's a good question, I wonder if the answer would be different for people from other countries, I'm not american, not even english so sorry for the way I write.
I love winter because of that first morning, when my mom says "It snowed" and I run to the window with a big smile, I love it because you can do some sled or just sitting in the snow, watching the sky or the landscapes, when it's not so late but you can see all the lights in the city. The biggest christmas market of the country takes place in my city, so I love eating a Nutella waffle while visiting it with my friends, with all this happy people around. I love drinking a hot chocolate when it's really cold, and giving my christmas presents to the people I love. I also love it because for the second year one of my friends who lives far away is coming, and every cold day is like if she was closer. Snow, hot chocolate and awesome friends, that's really all I need
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winterrrrr! i love it because suddenly war is peaceful and the world is peaceful. everyone smiles. i'd hate to think that someone out there could be spending christmas alone :o( and theres always the girly things... not having to shave your legs as regularly because no one in their right mind will go outside with bare legs anyway :o) not having to use powder on my face because it goes naturally clearer and paler, with pink cheeks and frozen ears. getting to wear boots that have a fluffy inside - feeling like your walking on the clouds rather than on the chewing-gum-littered ground. getting to have a thick thick duvet on my bed! and being able to cuddle a hot water-bottle without being sick :o) staying inside and FINALLY getting things organized... for the first time this year ;o) i love buying a christmas tree and realising its either to big to fit through my front door, or too small and stout with less branches than it seemed to have in the shop!
has anyone invented door-handle warmers yet? my door handles are colder than me! ;o)
luuuuurve your post, as always :o)
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Hi! I'm 11 and I love your blog!
I love winter because when just the right storm comes along everything is encased in ice. Then when it snows, it sparkles like glitter, and It's like being in a huge snow globe.
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1. Hot chocolate.
2. The fact that when it gets bone chilling cold, miserable, then you get abit depressed, and it starts snowing. Everything is better again!
3. Layers of clothes. You get to wear all your favorite clothes all at one go!
Two things:
1. Capturing the light of the sun on fresh snow through a photo lens...ahh...nothing better!
2. Saying "Happy Holidays" to complete strangers as you pass them on the street or in the parking lot.
My favorite thing about winter is that I get to fog up my glasses drinking hot beverages!
Growing up in Michigan my favorite part was creating snow creatures. I would fill up spray bottles with food coloring and water and my dragon would come to life.
Now I live on the coast in S. Carolina so winter means its Oyster Roast season. Nothing like local oysters.
i love wearing bright colors and having bright walls in my room in the winter. it keeps me smiling when everything is so white outside :)
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i love it when it gets really cold outside in the morning and my blankets and bed conspire against me to hold me hostage. i end up throwing some cookies in the oven to warm up my little apartment and eventually feed the sheets warm crumbs that i spill until they are satisfied and i can emerge, finally set free!
It's -30 C here, I wish tights would keep me warm! I'm more of a colourful puffball in all the clothes it takes!
I think my favourite part about winter is heading out for a walk with your love - nothing can beat how warm the kisses are you when the snow's falling around you!
My most favorite thing about winter is the moment when a snowflake falls on your windshield and you are able for just a split second to see the beauty of the flake. You can only see the shape, personality and sparkle for a brief moment, but that moment is magical. After that moment is over it's personality is either melted away or jumbled in with the rest of the snow and you'll never see it again.
If we're lucky enough to get snow - building snowmen with rude bits. Or just gigantic rude bits - hee hee!
Pulling out the winter covers---you know, the one that feels like the x-ray bib at the dentist? Love it.
...my lovely warm tiger feet of course!
Handknit socks, scarves, hats, mittens.
The magic of Christmas, the cookies, the tree, the anticipation.
Fresh snow crunching underfoot.
Sweaters and jeans.
the winter brings cold, the cold brings red little noses and pink cheeks :)
i love winter in the middle of summer. i am in south america, and after a 1 month of hot weather. today its really breezy (by surprise), i feel like hug my sweater, use my favourite blanket and drink tea in my mafalda mug.
tomorrow i feel like going to the beach!
i love winter b'cuz it means traveling to see my family for the holidays.
but my favorite part about it is buying all gazillion of my younger cousins whistles, rattles, or anything that simply makes tons of noise &walking around the streets of our small town making all the noise in the world till we have to go back home &drink up some hot chocolate b'cuz it's too cold to go on with our parade any longer. :)
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though i agree with all the other posts about loving snow, dressing warm, eggnog, christmas lights, warm hugs, etc.. the thing i think i absolutely love the most is that it's the time when everyone comes together for something great. No matter where you are or who you are, there are always people trying to help others in the winter time. Whether it's with food, old coats and boots, or just going around caroling to cheer up someone's day. Even just that everyone blogs and writes about it. There are so many beautiful things in the winter that bring us all together to make everyone feel loved, and show us that we're really not all that different from each other as we thought. We all have trials, but we can come together to help each other. This makes winter such a magical time for us all, and i'm so grateful to that.
Snowflakes and northern lights (aurora!). Skiing on frozen rivers and playing on ice carved playgrounds. Dog mushing races. Potlucks (good food) and socializing and warm fires. Moon shadows on the snow and ice crystal decorated trees. Owls hunting. Fun socks and brightly colored sweaters and scarves. The crunch of snow beneath my boots. My eyelashes freezing up with little snow balls.
I love winter, but here is summer...
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My favorite thing about winter is that it's so dark and dreary!
Thank you so much for sharing all of your wonderful winter stories with me!!! It's so hard for me to choose just one because they are all so special! The winner will be notified by email tonight =)
christmas lights are all i need for a winter full of magic and sweetness
In the winter it's even more fantastic to cuddle up to your loved one. We try to make sure there's not a molecule of air between us. :-)
The smell of the heater
Surprising someone with a snowball boquet
The hassle of putting up and decorating the tree and then turning off all the lights and lighting it up with oohs and aahs
The kindness of people
I really admire your blog! I love how you arrage your stuffs here. Wish I had some talents, well, I am able to conceptualize it..but putting them to practice is such a challenge to me.
Your blog makes me super duper happy!
You've inspired me to start wearing dresses again! Thank you thank you!
snuggling up in lots of warm blankets at night
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