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As Taylor Swift says, "this is me swallowing my pride..."

For those that know me back home, you probably know that I hate the Texas heat. I complain. My face turns red easily. I sweat. My hair frizzes even more than usual. I always fight with my Dad about the A/C. Hannah can't ever sit in the front seat when I'm in the car, because she gets too cold.

I always said, "I can't wait for winter!"

However, I've come to realize that there are different definitions of winter.

Texan winter- a mildly cold season ranging anywhere from one week to two months; average highs in the 50s, possibility of snow one day a year resulting in a holiday

I know Texas has had some freaky weather this year. Be glad its freaky and not normal.

Korean winter- the closest one can get to death without actually putting one's self out of misery, ranging anywhere from 3 months to eternity; average highs in the -200s, possibility of sun one day a year resulting in absolutely no snow or ice melting

Even though winter is coming to an end, I still feel as cold as ever. The happiest moment of the day comes when I walk into my apartment, immediately throw on my sweats, and jump under the covers for an hour to thaw out.

Oh how I miss thee
let me count the days

I miss the days flip flops didn't give my feet enough breathing room.

I miss the days of walking around my apartment without socks and a hoodie on.

I miss the days of needing to put ice in my water.

I miss the days my A/C blew 100 degree air for the first 5 minutes.

I miss the days when more than 2% of my body could be exposed to the sun.

I miss the days of wearing flip flops on Christmas.

I miss the days when I could feel my toes.

I miss the days I couldn't sit in my car without putting a towel down to keep my legs from getting 3rd degree burns.

I miss the days when I had to watch out for mosquitos at night.

I miss the days when it was too hot to even go swimming.

I miss the days when I had to change my shirt during the day because I was sweaty.

I miss the days when my nose didn't run...all the time.

I miss the days I would burn the bottoms of my feet when walking to the pool.

I miss the days when ice cream wasn't cold enough.

I miss the days when Uggs were ridiculous.

I miss the days pants simply were not an option.

I miss the days when my shoulders didn't have to be tensed up in order to walk.

I miss the days when the only bumps I had were from dull razors, not geese.

I miss the days when my breath was invisible.

I miss the days of sunburn, rather than windburn.

I miss the days of showering to cool off.

I miss the days when scarves were an accessory, not a necessity.

*Shout out to my 친구, Laurie, for her input with some of these!