cold cold.

it's monday and it's freezing. and i don't mean bay area freezing. i'm talking 32-degrees-at-7.00a freezing; mug-after-mug-of-hot-tea freezing; wearing-my-coat-in-the-office freezing. (and yet, my ups guy is still running around in his brown shorts. what a nut.)

on a cold day like this, there are things i can't live without:

• my sleeping bag coat
• mugs of hot tea and tomato soup
• lip balm and extra heavy moisturizer
• the dream of a steamed milk with honey from peet's
• a cozy crocheted afghan blanket on my bed
• my winter white handknit cowl
• a turtleneck
• my driving gloves

images courtesy of (1,4) thatkindofwoman.tumblr.com, (2) gthegentleman.tumblr.com, (3,5) anthropologie.tumblr.com

i love the cold. i love how it fills my lungs. i love how it makes me cling tighter to my man for warmth as we're walking along. i love the warm hearty food i get to fill my body with. i love crawling into bed as soon as i get home from work and letting sleep take me. i love winter because it helps me appreciate the beauties of spring.