Thoughts of Grandeur

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For those of us who live in warmer climates (most of the time) some of us tend to look at “snow days” through romantic eyes.  We romantics like the warmth of being inside a mountain cabin sipping hot chocolate in front of the burning fireplace as we look outside at the clean, smooth, falling snowflakes.  We feel safe, happy, cozy, and passionate – about life, love, relationships, and especially ourselves.  Then we get calls from relatives who live in the cold, frigid regions of the United States saying how difficult life is in their chilly surroundings.  They yearn to be in the south during winter and can’t quite understand how we could possibly romanticize the snow.  Well…