Another season’s change is upon us – is it just me, or do they seem to go faster and faster every year? – and it’s time to make a list of hopes and dreams for winter. I’ve always liked winter, but three years in Buffalo kind of stamped out my enjoyment of the season, try as I did to embrace it. So I’m going to try to get some of my old appreciation for the cold months back this year. Here’s what I’m thinking:
- Take a snowy (hopefully) weekend getaway to the mountains.
- Bake an olive oil citrus cake. I put this on the list every year – this year, it’s happening!
- Take Peanut to her first movie in the theater.
- Make progress on cleaning out the basement.
- Take the kids to play at Badlands.
- Read some Dickens.
- See Huckleberry Finn’s Big River at the Adventure Theatre.
- Go ice skating on the Empire State Plaza in Albany.
- Take Peanut to see Angelina Ballerina: The Musical in Gaithersburg.
- Complete a “vegan for 100 days” challenge.
There! Some outdoor fun, some bookishness, some family stuff and some food – sounds like the makings of a good winter to me. After checking every item off my list for the first time ever this fall, I’m excited to see how the winter goes.
What’s on your winter to-do list?
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I have lived in the Capital Region for 4 years now and only realized a few weeks ago that there is an ice skating rink at the Empire State Plaza. It’s something I want to do at some point. Good list. Hope you get to everything on your list!
I did the skating rink on the Empire State Plaza a few times when I was growing up here! But I haven’t been for years. I think the last time was Christmas 2005, the first Christmas my husband and I spent as a married couple. I was determined to Make All The Memories, so I put skates on him and dragged him around the rink for an hour. Poor boy!
That is priceless! I have been hinting to my fiancé that we need to hit the rink but he is against it. Luckily I have coworkers who want to go 😀