Greetings from the freezing cold North! We are still in NY for another week, and believe it or not I’m starting to get used to the cold. The other day it was in the teens and I went out to the car without a coat on to bring in the groceries. I didn’t even feel that cold, which means I’m getting my Yankee street cred back after being in SC for five years.I’m proud to say that Hungry Jr. has adapted to the cold and snow quite well – he’s definitely a New Englander at heart, even though we’ve lived in the South most of his life. I wish I could get as excited about winter as he is, but as an adult I just can’t muster up the same enthusiasm.What I hate most about New England winters isn’t the cold, or the early darkness, or the 5 long months of dreary monochromaticity – as NOT fun as those things can be.No, it’s driving in the snow and ice that I really dread. No matter how steady your hands and feet, you’re at the mercy of other driver’s ineptitude, and random potholes that can spin you ar...
