I Need to Buy Boots

I feel like maybe I’ve lost my edge since I’ve moved to Boston. I’m no longer Minnesota strong against the cold. A few weeks ago I was talking to my mom on my cell phone while walking to the train and a large gust of wind whipped about me, “uhhhhh, it’s sooooo cold here” I complained. I was met with a moment of silence then my mom informed me that it hadn’t been above zero in almost a week at home.

I classify Minnesota cold as the type of cold that freezes your face when you walk outside or type that comes up through your shoes and makes your toes numb and sore. People at work have been saying it’s bitter cold or deathly cold out right now. In my mind I think that they don’t know cold and that it’s not cold until it’s Minnesota cold. Then walking to the train this week the wind hit my face and I felt the inside of my nose freeze just a little, and it was Minnesota cold.