Wintertime

This is one of the best times of the year. The air is cold, reddening your cheeks and nose, you can see your breath, you appreciate warmth. The freezing temperature is a perfect excuse to hide out inside and bundle up, perhaps with a mug of hot chocolate or cider, and a book or movie, and maybe a friend if you're lucky. The sky is white during the day, then pink at night, building anticipation for snow which covers the world in white and a sense of quiet beauty (side note: I love going to bed when the sky is pink). The holiday season makes everyone a bit more cheerful, you have reason to sing carols loudly down the hallway (I did that today). You can go on walks and complain of the cold, but the people you're with makes it all worth it. The lights on the streets and trees and houses make everything more beautiful...Jesus was about to be born many years ago, the little child who would save us all...
I love this time of year.