baby it's cold outside.

I have this philosophy that once the Christmas season has come and gone, Spring should come. I love the cold during the holiday season...bundling up, drinking hot cocoa, dreaming of a White Christmas {dreaming being the key word here}, etc., etc. But now that it is mid-January I say, "Bring on the sunshine and flowers!"

Recently is has been surprisingly cold {tomorrow is supposed to get down to eleven degrees} for my dear Tenn-er-ssee. So cold, in fact, that all of the public schools are being shut down tomorrow! Unbelievable, I say.

Yes, you northerners {my dear friends and family up in Maine} may be thinking "HA, you think it's cold down there? You should feel how cold it is up here!" And, I know I know...I really have no place to talk about the cold in comparison to you guys.

But, at least you have white fluffy snow to go along with your cold {feel free to send some down here, by the way.}

Well, the good thing is...even though it is bitter cold here in the south {this is the south, right? HA! I'll believe it when I see it.} It will make me appreciate my precious warm springtime once it has arrived.

And yes, even though it is c-c-c-cold outside...I sure did order a frozen caramel frappuccino at Starbucks today. The barista exclaimed "Are you crazy?! Do you realize how cold it is outside?!" when he took my order.

Bundle up, my friends.