Let it snow!

Distance: 3.5 miles
Song of the run: It's My Life - Bon Jovi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SKFwtgUJHs
(Why Bon Jovi?? I am not even a fan but it was the song in my head?!)
Weather: Brr! About 30 degrees

I am actually cheating and writing this the day after my run because I did not have time yesterday and today it is snowing so much I cannot get out to run.  They are saying this is one of the fifth biggest snow storms in CT history.  There is so much snow!  We must have about 18" and it has not stopped yet.  I figure I do not have to do weights this morning because I will spend the next couple of hours digging out.

I think it is quite beautiful out right now.  I grew up on the west coast where it never snowed and if for some reason, half an inch came down we all acted like idiots and tried to make snowmen and have snowball fights ala Charlie Brown's Christmas.  This is incredible! It makes me realize how much I have adapted to the climate here.  Yesterday, I went for a run on snow plowed roads with mounds of snow from the past two storms and crossed by the frozen supply ponds covered with snow.   The swans were sitting on the ice on the far side of the pond and my fingers were freezing, but all in all it was beautiful, crisp and clear.  Not too bad,  I have run on colder days - I find it invigorating.  Never would I have imagined that I would live somewhere where I would do such a thing.

I have realized that after 14 years on the east coast I have finally adapted to the weather.  My first year here I wore long underwear everyday and tried not to go out if I didn't have to.  I thought the snow was pretty but couldn't understand how to navigate the streets and sidewalks.  Now, I think nothing of hopping out and going about with just a light sweater and down vest.  Or finding a path to run after the streets have been plowed.  The cold is something I have adjusted to, I still hate being cold, but I don't feel like it is invading my body anymore.  I know how to deal with it and don't let it keep me from going outside and hiking walking or running. I guess I have slowly become an east coaster - enjoying what each season has to offer.  I would miss the snow if I moved back west, or at least until it comes time to shovel, which is what I have to do now.