When the first cold front of the year hits Lubbock, I instantly become a totally different human being.

It doesn’t matter if it’s 58 degrees.

That counts around here.

I will be donning my fuzzy socks, my favorite sweatpants, a big old hoodie, and wrapping myself up in my coziest blanket like an elderly Victorian woman waiting for the doctor’s carriage to arrive at my doorstep.

And I will be participating in only the snuggliest of activities.woman wearing hat and covering her face of clothPhoto by Yasin Hoşgör on Unsplashwoman wearing hat and covering her face of cloth

I’m turning on the fireplace. I know the temperature will probably crawl back into the 80s or 90s three days later, but I don’t give a sh*t. I didn’t turn it on a single time last year, and I’ve regretted it.

I have one. Let me use it. 

I’ll also be making chicken and dumplings. Maybe even hot cocoa to wash it down.

I’m probably even going to light a candle or something…for a little extra cold-day ambiance.

And I’m definitely going to watch something on Netflix that I’ve already seen 17 times. Perhaps a Christmas movie. (If you’re a purist, you may be angry that I skipped directly over Halloween…and you can suck a bug.)

AND, you know what else?

I’ll probably even complain a little.

Because that’s how we do things in Lubbock.

I’ve spent the last 5 months begging the sun to stop cooking us alive, but the moment the thermostat makes a significant drop, I’ll whine a little. I will.

It’s all about fitting in. Right?

GIVE US THE COLD FRONT!

I can’t wait to sit under three blankets, drink something hot, and fool myself into thinking that winter is here to stay. We all know it isn’t.

But for one glorious weekend, I will absolutely be living my best little cozy goblin life, and I bet you will too.

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