cold weather and hot fires

it's chilly down here. i get a lot of flack for saying it's cold at 50 degrees, especially when it's below 30 degrees up north. but it's cold. and the rest of the floridians said, amen.

i realized that i don't have appropriately warm clothing for the couple weeks of cold weather we do get. i now am the proud owner of a floridian wardrobe. how did that happen? what is in said wardrobe? more tshirts than you can count, capris, flowy skirts, shorts, more flip flops that necessary, 3/4 length sleeves shirts, including two "sweaters." so on days like yesterday, when i have dress professionally, i have to dig out sweaters that are - no lie- from my freshman year of college. (stacey and clinton from whawhat not to wear would gasp at this particular moment.) i decided that the pillling was so bad that i'd rather be cold all day than to embarrass myself by wearing it. this is a problem when you're fingers turn purple if they get slightly cold. so, i went around most of the day with my lucky polo hat, mittens and my leather jacket. i still looked ridiculous.

anyway, the good side of it being so cold is that we actually get to use our fireplace. i thought it was a little whacky to have a fireplace in our florida house, but - as it turns out - it's useful for a few nights a year. evan's so excited to build a fire and actually use the silly thing. i never realized that there's something relaxing about fires...i love the sound of them.

we're going to stay inside and stay warm over the next few chilly days before it gets warm again. at least the sun's around during the cold. i know up north it's gray and cloudy for 5-6 months of the year. stay warm, northerners.