A new level of cold.

It is has been snowing in Utah this last week.

It also has been snowing here.

Picture?

Nope.

Because by the time I realized it was snowing it had already melted.

The little snowflakes didn't look like snow at all but cotton in the spring.

Do you know what I mean?

The tufts of cotton that don't seem to fall to the ground but just kind of float on the breeze in the spring.

That is what the snow looked like here.

Despite the lack of snow we do not, I repeat do not, have a lack of freezing temperatures.

Don't let the number on the weather channel fool you, I am learning that the combination of a decently cold temperature and high humidity = death to all warmth in my body.

I am understanding where the phrase "bone chilling cold" is coming from.

I felt pretty validated in this when I received my weekly letter from Grandma and Grandpa W.

Grandpa wrote to me about the South Pole explorer Admiral Bird.

Admiral Bird apparently said that the coldest place on Earth is an English bedroom.

True story.

Which is why I am in LOVE with my duvet, kettle, and biscuits.

They keep me warm and happy.

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Besides being very cold, things are going splendidly.

I read articles and books for hours every day (my eyes are quite fatigued at this point), I eat all my fruits and vegetables (I even eat fish now), and I walk at least an hour every day exploring Durham and walking back and forth from the science site.

Healthy, happy, and still hungry.

A good sign I think.

:)