It doesn't really get that cold out this way. When it does get cold, I'm in the mood for hot cocoa and the fire place, not b/c it's cold, but b/c you can't do that stuff when it's warm out. Hell, I'm the one who sleeps with the ceiling fan on during the coldest of cold. :D

It is SO cold here, and it's only going to get worse. When I get home I turn our heat WAAAY up, and then when my roomie gets home, she is like "It's hot as balls in here." and opens the window. I am never hot, always cold, so I wear like tons of layers, and you'll never find me wearing a t-shirt unless it has something over it after October, because it's cold! :eek:

I know a few girls who are wearing t-shirts and such to "prepare" for the winter so they get acclimated to the cold, and only need a light coat during the winter! CRAZY! :eek:

Electric blankets are da bomb...also my mom makes these things called "sock buddies" that are nothing but tube socks filled w/ rice and then heated in the microwave for a couple minutes. The moist heat can really soothe your muscles and warm you up!!!

We had our first snow of the season last night! Just a flurry, but still... winter is on the way :(

There was a guy in one of my classes freshman year, who wore tank tops and shorts right through November. In December it got a little too chilly for that, so he wore a t-shirt and shorts instead. This was in Boston. :confused:

Keeping warm...
- Big fluffy down comforter on the bed
- Roaring fire in the fireplace (hubby gets to schlep the wood in ;) )
- Throw blankets (I must have about 10 of them)
- Hot coffee or tea in the morning
- Hot chocolate with a shot of peppermint schnapps, or a glass of cognac, at night
- Curling up with my husband (my personal favorite :) )

I cozy up with fuzzy socks and my huge cuddly red fleece blanket that has my crest embroidered in the corner with my name and initiation date :) It is soooo cozy and warm and I love it! Hot cocoa is also a must... or some steamy oatmeal mmmm

~april

I turn on the heater.

Oh, aephi alum, you are making me homesick for my fireplace. I wish I had one here.

Fireplaces aren't really that great (at least for the rest of the house). They suck in cold air from outside and your hot air goes up the chimney.

Ah, but you're not in the rest of the house... you're in the family room by the fireplace ;)

If you control the flue properly, you can minimize the amount of hot air that goes up the chimney without filling your house with smoke.

Actually, what I really want to do is convert my fireplace to gas. I saw a gas fireplace where the fire is behind a sheet of glass that somehow transmits the heat into the room... it's safer, especially if you have little kids around... also a lot less messy.