I’m a tropical girl who has never touched snow or experienced winter in my life time, the coldest temperature I ever felt was -+ 43 F / 6 C when I was in Italy, so can you imagine what will happen to me this winter season?
Back to my interview in May with US embassy for my Visa,
The lady asked me ; “What do you know about South Dakota?”
I answered ” It is not many people there, quiet, not traffic at all”
The lady : ” Anything else?”
Me : Um I guess that’s all.
The lady : Did your fiance tell you? How cold is South Dakota? You must be prepare for winter there.
Me : π πββ
Lucky, it was summer when I came, so I adapted to the wheather and temperature easily, when my hubby said ; Gosh it is so hot today! I Just smile and say no π
But seasons change summer β to fall π and will be winterββ in December.. One of the most common questions I received : are you ready for winter?? Β Me : Ummm
My preparation for winter :
One of my dreams is sitting inside warm blanket having a cup of hot choco while watching the snow fall.
In September we started shopping for winter gear, my hubby is not typically a shopping guy but was so patient to accompany me shopping, Mom in law knit scarf and gaveΒ me warm clothes, Sis in law sent some clothing and even my father in law collected some catalogues for Β me to take a look (more shopping ππ)
YES winter! I’M ready!!
I was at home when my hubby called me “Are you seeing the snow?” I looked out the window “No, nope no snow here, its only raining” after I hung up the call 5min later snow!! Oopss snow come earlier than I expected October 6th, 2016 was my first snow!Β
I ran outside and finally I TOUCH THE SNOW!Β I was estatic running all over the yard, taking video for my family!Β When hubby came home we threw snow ball and he took video of me.
How did it feel? Yes!! it is cold, soft and white. If you are same as me never touch snow and wanna feel how is it, go to your freezer and touch the ice flakes there it is exactly Β same feeling ( that what I always did with my sibling when we were kids π)Β
I kinda like my first snow, it was light and was good introduction but what I did not like about was I had emergency harvest for out garden!
My β€farmer helped with emergency harvest
We picked 33 squashs, peppers, greenbean, tomatoes, green onions, lettuce, corns and due the frost I lost all garden plants and my tomatoes.. that was sad π€π’.Β
The real snow began on Thursday night, November 16 with winter storm warning few days before. I woke up 5.30 A.M in the morning on Friday and I can not back to sleep I felt so fresh and ready for the day even it is so dark out side, that might be coz I excited to see snow again πππ.
Indeed it was not as bad as the warning so I can play in the snow. I took Champ outside
Champ saw the snow .. He was sneezing and jumping to the snow and rolling and keep rolling. That was a real cute show by Champ.
What did I do in snow?
I had hot tea green tea.
Hot green tea πΌβ
I played with nieces at mom in law house
The girls were excited to play outside and want to build “big” snowmanβ(their big is not my big πβ) but not longer than 20min they felt cold and we all back to the house.
Do you want to build a snowman? ββ
Snow angel βπ
I went exploring with Champ in the back yard
My hubby go for work and I go exploring more area at back yard that I didnt explore in summer coz the grass, oh my God it was really feel like walking in winter wonderland.
Champ theΒ explorer
Backyard
Champ relaxing
Pretty branches in the backyard
I went exploring by myself ( Champ did’t wanna go, maybe he already tired of my craziness)
I walked for 3,2km past beautiful trees, ponds and corn field; such an exercise in cold temperature while my husband thought I was napping
Beautiful
Frozen ponds
Harvested corn field
So do I like snow? For now Yes I love snow
I like it when I touch or kick it
I like make first track on fresh snow, how it feels when I step in 9 inch of snow, soft and fluffy
My footprint in the snow
I like to see pretty winter wonderland views, same place looks so different in snow
Winter wonderland in our backyard
Sun kissed the snow
I like to see footprint of animals
Footprints in the front yard?
I don’t have any idea what animal footprint those are ππββΒ even my hubby said “did you draw that arrow?” And his guess went to turkey footprint ππ
I like to see the white snow sparkling like a million diamond, and it looks so bright outside
White in the backyard
Can’t wait to see more pleasant snow! My list to do are snow angel, build a biggggg snowman and skiing. While they said wait until January so you can decide if you really like snow or not.. I just want to enjoy it π
I will be happy to share more of my snow stories for you ππ
I was so excited to see supermoon, November 14, 2016 as NASA posted on instagram "It's the closest full moon...
Nice stories sar and i love your photo also, beautiful angle, bisa jd freelance photographer sar hahaha
Thanks len π seneng km suka
Saljunya asyik
Iyaa seru Pan π
Give it 2 weeks not until January.
I was out for 30 mins and it’s not even snowing, I hate it already πππ
Can’t feel my face
Omg Les, I enjoyed.. I was outside at least 2 hours for walking in the snow, -6c at least but not feel cold maybe I was excited
Bagusβ€οΈ Glad that u are happy !! I can feel it β€οΈLove you to the moon ππ
Thank you cica honey bunnyy β€π will post more
berasa banget dingiiinnya π heheheee
nice story, ditunggu next chapter
Makasih fat, iya tar ak share lagi ya π
Ohh..i hope i can enjoy my 1st snow experience like u did ci,but mine was not so good. Freezing!! Brrrr
Looking forward ur story bout 1st Christmas experience there with snow,Champ and Babang ππ
Thank you ling, Yea it was a wonderful time π tar ak post cerita selanjutnya ya
mbak, lucky you bisa menikmati yang namanya salju di USA. Fotonya bagus2 ih π
salam kenal ya mbak dari Jakarta
Hi Imelda makasih ya, salam kenal juga ππ
Do you know how cold South Dakota is?
Nope! I have never been there mpoook ? π wkwkwk
Ternyata dinginnn juga Wi, maklum darah Indonesia hehe
Wow really beautiful. Champ is very amazing. He doesn’t need jacket, scarf, and boots π Love to read your stories, mba. I know much about South Dakota
Hihi iya Nita, Champ suka banget main salju kemarin kita main keluar, saya udah kedinginan dia masi belum mau pulang π, seneng deh kamu suka cerita saya , makasih Nita π€
Senangnya bisa main salju dan bikin boneka salju TFS mbak π
Iya April, saya belum kesampaian nih bikin snowman yang gedeee π. Tar kalo sempet bikin saya foto buat April ya βΊ
I have decided to become your fan mba.. Hehehe π
Hai Anggrin, thank you you made me flattered π