"Snow seems to be a thing of the past for

December

. I used to remember these storms that would lock us in for days as a kid."

We drove on slushy roads. Snow had fallen yesterday but the temperature today was already low enough that it wouldn't last.

"Do you miss that climate?"

"I do like

snow

. But I'm sure it's mostly because I've never had to deal with it."

I handed him a

ginger chew

candy before taking a piece for myself.

"Remember when we were at 

MSU

? It was so nice to wake up to a snow covered campus. Treacherous to drive in but not dangerous to walk with those heated sidewalks."

I could hear the smacking noise of candy in his mouth. I became self conscious about the noise I was making.

I asked him, "what is it about snow that makes us feel so magical?"

"Hold your horses. It's not like that for everyone. I've known a lot of people in Cali who don't give a flying fuck about snow."

"They just never had those childhood experiences within snow."

"Yes. And after a certain age you just can't have them anymore."

Mmm I grunted while enjoying the last of my ginger chew candy.