Lest my previous post give the impression that wintertime is only an endured season and not an enjoyed one here in the Kyker family, I'm back to set the record straight. We love winter. We welcome winter. We actually look forward to that wonderful Saturday in late October that we turn the clocks back an hour, and not only because it means we get more sleep for one blessed night. We love winter because it means cozy evenings snuggled up on the couch reading good books. It means hot chocolate and hot tea and yummy coffee. It means comfort foods. It means Christmas and the music that comes with it. It means lots of birthdays to celebrate. It means that since the days are shorter the early darkness helps us reign our people in a little earlier in the evenings and we are even just a tiny bit more likely to arrive at bedtime on time. Yes, we embrace winter. And yes, I know that it's easy for us to say that because our winters here in the Upstate are mild and they arrive right on time in late December and then they are gone in late March, just when the calendar says they should be. It's not too hard to look forward to a winter like that.
This winter our family enjoyed all of the above along with several good snow days. Each one was welcomed by the Kyker kids (and their daddy) with much excitement. There was much backyard sledding (with only a few minor injuries as a result) and a couple of trips to a golf course nearby with great hills. I'm sure the groundskeeper was thrilled to find that it was such a hot spot!
Having lived in Florida for so much of my life and being accustomed to only one season (summer) for most of the year, I'll admit that I am still pleasantly surprised every time a new season rolls around. And as much as we've enjoyed our hearty winter this year, the warm, sunny days we've soaked up this past week are quite refreshing. Spring is officially here, right when the calendar says it should be.
