It’s been a whole new world for me the last 9 or 10 months.
Having grown up and lived all of my life way down south, I got my first full bite of Winter this year.
And it still has left a bitter taste in my mouth. Just for the record, I hate this sort of Winter. Until just this year, I hadn’t even seen a gas furnace much less used one. But good Lord, I used that gas furnace like it was a lifeline for five months. I moved up here in late September which was gorgeous. The fall was spectacular. That is until it wasn’t. I remember feeling that first cold wind of late October. From there, it was a blur of heating from the gas furnace and me just trying to put one foot in front of the other. I’m still not quite sure just how I was able to get through that situation. But I did and I’m thankful to now be in the thick of Summer. For sure, I’m not looking forward to another Winter but this kind of Summer is amazing. This is also the first time that I don’t have any air conditioning from a heat pump. The house I bought does have a window air conditioner upstairs. That’s actually kind of nice to have some cooling as it can get kind of stuffy up in the bedroom. But honestly, I don’t even leave it on all night. Most nights cool off to the point I have to pull up the comforter to stay warm. That sure didn’t happen where I’m from. I’m going to savor every last moment of this perfect Summer weather. That’s because I know that I’m going to get whacked with the cold again before too much longer.