#5 Open Topic (freewrite, 10 minutes)

This week I am going to be talking about snow. I know that many of you are sick of it by because of the inconveniences it causes. Seeing all the snow seems new and exciting to me because both my wife and I are from North Florida so we do not get any snow. If and when we do, it melts when it hits the ground. In fact, when the temperature drops below freezing, the weather service issues a freeze warning. I know, right? Here in Virginia, we deal with freezing temperature for several weeks, if not several months at a time. We are used to it. However, we are not used to the amount of snow that had been dumped all over the area. I can only imagine those people up north in regions where massive amounts of snow are the norm but they are better prepared for it than we are.

Even though, I am originally from Florida, I love the cold. I rather have the cold weather than the hot weather, especially when it comes to humidity. People ask me why would we even move out of Florida. The sunshine beaming down on the state and wearing flip-flops almost all year long seems very appealing to them but it is not to us. We lived in Florida for more than 15 years and we have had all the heat and humidity that we can bear. Now, we welcome the cold weather and the snow. To be honest, I would not mind moving further up north but my wife is not too keen on the idea. Maybe I can convince her someday when we can afford snow blowers, heated driveways, an actual garage and definitely a 4x4 vehicle.