Bah Humbug to Winter

It has been snowing on and off all day today. I know a lot of people love the snow but may me...not so much. If we could only have it one day a year and that day be Christmas day then I wouldn't mind it so much. It's not even the snow I hate but the cold that comes with it ugh. I just do not like the cold!

I know this might seem strange to some but it takes me longer to warm up in the winter then it takes me to cool down in the summer. I know I am odd LOL. If I could I would so move to a warmer climate. Unfortunately I have a husband who loves the winter and the cold it brings. I know opposites are supposed to attract and all but come on LOL. Because of this he will never really want to move out out of state. Unless of course it's to Alaska or say the North Pole. Neither of which I would like to move to. Visit maybe (if I have 100 layers or so on) but move? NO WAY!

I never really knew how sensitive I was to the cold till we (my mom, brother and I) moved back to Michigan after my parents divorced. Then again we never really lived any where that had extreme winters. We did live in Germany a few times but none of the places we lived seemed to ever get as cold as it does here. You would think though since I have lived here since I was fifteen (and now I am 34) I would have gotten used to it, but sadly I haven't. If anything I seemed to have gotten more sensitive.

I don't know if it is just because I am a wimp (which I admit I can be LOL) or because my normal temperature is only 97.6 but I do have a hard time staying warm. You would think since I am over weight that it would insulate me more but it really doesn't LOL. Most people can stay warm by putting on more layers but nope not me. I could be in multiple layers and blankets and still feel like I am freezing. I would much rather have the hot humid summers we have than the freezing cold winters. Yeah I know I am weird but I am ok with that LOL. I think I am going to be like a bear and hibernate till spring and say a big BAH HUMBUG to winter!

Irene Saavedra

I was reading Julie's blog yesterday and it brought back some memory's. She was talking about a friend she had as a child and how they had lost touch and was just wondering where she was and what she has been up too. Her name was Irene Saavedra. I was an army brat so I had friends that came and went. Well in the 7th grade while my family was stationed in Germany I met a girl named Irene. Her family was originally from the Philippines. Her and I just seemed to click right from the beginning. We were always hanging out in and out of school. LOL I remember her and I used to write letters to each other during class. We had a "secret code" when we talked about boy's we liked LOL. Instead of saying or writing their names we would use either initials or make up a name for the guy we liked LOL. I even still had some of those letters before our fire in 04.

I think of her often. We actually stayed in touch through high school. My parents split up when I was 15 years old so my mom, brother and I moved here to Michigan in the middle of my 9th grade year. Irene and I wrote to each other which was shocking for me because I am usually horrible at keeping in contact with people. I would even write her during class when I was finished with my work or in homeroom. I actually stayed in contact with her up till I was married and pregnant with Chord. We would even talk on the phone at times. Then we moved and I had lost all her contact information and haven't heard from her since.

I wonder how she is. I wonder if she got married and had children. I wonder too if she thinks of me at times too. I would love to get in contact with her. I have tried over the many years of trying to find her even online but I can't seem to find her. There are sites I can use if I pay but I am weary of them and it's not a guarantee that I will find her. I hope like Julie does that maybe she will search her maiden name and come across this post? Maybe then we can reconnect. Here is one of a couple photo's I have of her. It was one we were able to save from the fire but I only have like two other pics of her and this is the best one. This is a pic she sent me in her Junior year. In the back of the photo it say's "Here's me in our Junior year. Wish you were here
Lylas (love you like a sis)
Irene Saavedra and dated Nov. '93'. So Irene if you find this please leave a comment so we can get into contact again.