I do live on Catalina Island and have for the last eight years but I'm very sorry to say that I haven't been "in residence" for the last month or so. I've been in New Jersey with my daughter since early December to spend the holidays with my family, which I try to do every year. As I'm sure you can imagine, New Jersey is not my first choice of places to spend time but if I want to see my family, and I really do, it's something I must endure. I'm here for a bit longer than usual this year because I'm seeing a specialist about a mysterious autoimmune disease I apparently have, but I won't go into all the mundane details about that here. I have another blog that serves as my outlet for that very uplifting subject.
I really miss Catalina. Especially when I glance over at my desktop weather app which reads 72F in Avalon and the temperature where I am is 30F. The weather here in the North-East, simply put, sucks! I was raised here and lived on the east coast into my twenties. The weather was, in my opinion, uncomfortable most of the time: too hot and humid in the summer and too cold and icy in the winter. If I never see another flake of snow in my lifetime, it would be fine with me. Being here reminds me of all the winter mornings I spent scraping ice off my windshield, heating my car key with a lighter to get it in the icy lock or standing on the train platform, my still slightly damp hair, freezing into solid chunks, while my clouded breath swirled around my head. I know many people live in relative happiness here, after all NJ is the most densely populated state in the US, but I guess I'm just a wimp. I can't wait to get back home to Catalina. I'll be leaving the gloves and scarf behind for sure.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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