After the east coast of Canada just got hammered with yet again another winter blizzard, I couldn’t be dreaming more of summer than I am now. It’s storms like this that make me long for warm temperatures, sunny skies, hot sand between my toes, and a turquoise beach. Naturally, I’m a summer baby. That’s just the way it is. I can handle winter to an extent (not 6 months of it), but this winter is just giving me the blues. It’s one winter storm after another this year. Apparently, last year was worse, but I was lucky enough to be in Australia at that time. If only I could transport myself there now. I can say that this winter is the worst I’ve ever experienced since moving to New Brunswick. I wasn’t made for winters–just beaches! However, with that being said, I believe in living life the fullest. So I am living in the moment and embracing the snow as best I can. Snow banks and all. If I can’t climb mountains, I’ll just climb snow banks instead. 
10 Reasons You Know it’s a Canadian Winter…
1. Your car disappears under a mountain of snow…
2. Finding and digging out your car becomes a learned talent…
3. You have to shovel your bedroom window out because the snow goes past the top of it…
5. The snow banks nearly reach the roof of your house…
6. You learn to drive with zero visibility…
7. Sidewalks, curbs, and two lane streets disappear…
8. Schools are closed regularly each week…
9. You swap your daily workout for hours of shoveling…
10. You leave the house bundled up, looking like a child, and waddling your way down the driveway as if you just learned how to walk…
Here are some snaps of the recent storm which brought 50+cm of snow:
These are just some typical things Canadians do in the winter that most people would think is absurd…
wow – winter it is – such a lovely post!!! You made me plan to visit Canada again!!
Yes, winter is here! It feels like it will be here for good. You really should come and see all the snow we have up here!
That’s incredible. I also know from Rob that the east coast has been hit again by a heavy blizzard. Heavy winter this season to say the least.
Yes, a very heavy winter this year! March is right around the corner and then Spring will come soon!
Time is working for you…
I’m more than half way…
OMG – I stood in 5cm of snow when we were up in the mountains recently – I thought that was a lot!! (never see snow here)
In the snow we walk in, it’s more like ‘now you see me, now you don’t’ kind of situation since we are disappearing in all that snow. 🙂 Want to join in the fun?
Would love to!
Come on over. There is enough for everyone. Especially on my front “lawn”.
That is real winter even in my eyes!
That’s really winter and I am experiencing every moment of it.
Even down here in Florida it is not so fun. No snow to speak of but we get rain and high winds then cold and wind and then cold and then it warms up to tolerable for a few days. Fun.
For me, the big bummer is the water temps. It can also get cold here in the winter. It is far from the bath tub warm water of the summer. Ummmm…El Salvadore, Costa Rica. Any place further south than here!
Really, cold in Florida right now? I would be expecting warm weather from down there. Spring will come soon so that we can get ready for our worshiped summer months.
When I lived in Austria I once spent about 20 minutes digging my car out of the snow in the dark at 6am. It was only once I got to the license plate that I realised it was actually my neighbours car and my car was still buried in the snow 🙂
Oh my gosh! That’s the funniest story ever! That’s something I would hear happening from around here. That’s a story you can tell now and laugh, while I bet while you were digging you were fuming. hehe
It definitely wasn’t funny at the time, although I think my neighbour probably thought I was being extra kind digging his car out as well 🙂
haha that’s one way of putting it! You were being a good neighbour!
Wow, just wow! I have never seen snow that thick in my life! I would kind of like to experience winter like this once – well maybe just for a couple of weeks
You just hibernate during the winter, right? The whole season is spent bundled up drinking tea and watching Netflix. I mean, you don’t have to go outside in that, RIGHT?
I wish I could stay inside all winter, but that’s just not the reality. Booo hooo. When it’s really bad, schools are closed and the city shuts down until it’s all cleared, but even when it’s not “so bad” we have to go out and do our routine as per usual. It’s crazy to think that we do it, but we do. Tea, cozy clothes, and warm yoga classes are the only things getting me through this particularly rough winter. But it’s my reality. I’m always looking on the bright side. I have to right?
Jessica, Turquoise Compass
Way to stay optimistic. I hope it’s starting to warm up now!
Ironically, it just snowed today (and it’s almost May 1). I am ready for old man winter to leave for good. I had just put away all of my winter gear too, for it to start snowing all over again. Grrrr.
well. That’s just insane!
Yes, it is just insane! I am glad spring is around the corner, however, we have another big snow storm coming tomorrow bring another 30-40cm of the white stuff.