Winter blues

I remember one day in January when I was a child living in southern California, I woke up and decided that winter was over and it was time to wear shorts.  I even think that I did wear shorts that day to school.  Right now the weather outside is 14 degrees farenheit.  Can you guess how I feel about that?  Yup, its time for winter to end!  I'm done!  I really wish I could throw on a pair of shorts and flip flops now.  The sad thing is that I have at least two months more of cold weather.  But there is some good news too.  Other than a general tiredness I haven't gotten sick!  I didn't even get Sam's cold which I mentioned a blog or two ago.  Sam though, has not been so fortunate.  Not only did that cold hang on for a couple of weeks but he also got a serious case of food poisoning.  He was stuck close to the bathroom for a couple of days while I went to school, work, and lectured him on the importance of taking vitamins and getting enough rest.  I remember thinking; "Maybe this year winter will just fly by."  But I was wrong.  Work has mostly ended until March and the winter blues have set in.  So I am happy to tell you my second piece of good news: We are going to Thailand for a week of warm weather!  My only problem?  No bathing suit!  I think I will leave the shopping for a bathing suit in the middle of winter story for another blog.  For now, I am counting down the days until we go and dreaming of warm sand between my toes.

Important words to remember:

dōng­tiān (冬天）= winter

 

gǎn­mào （感冒）= to catch a cold; a cold