Winter in Florida

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The last time it’s snowed in the Florida panhandle was 1989 and I was 8 years old. Now 43, with an 11 year old son and twin 5 year old girls who had never seen snow in person until this week. Not only did it snow, we had record breaking levels of snowfall. The nearby city of Milton, FL got 10-inches of snow! The “official” number that I believe was associated with Panama City was 3-inches. We had that by around 8pm in our back yard and it was still falling. Schools closed Tuesday (1/21) and remained closed through Thursday (1/23) as cold temperatures allowed the snow to stick around for a few days and what did melt would freeze again overnight leaving many roads icy the following day. It was great to see the smiles on the kids faces as they saw the snow begin to fall and were then able to play in it for 3 days! Core memories were surely made!

On January 21st, snowfall began around 3:30pm. The photo below was taken around 6:00pm.

After an epic snowfall, the photo below was taken on January 22nd around 8:45am.

With 3 snow days, the kids couldn’t get enough of it and continued to find snow lingering around in all the areas of the yard that were shaded for most of the day.

Quotes

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I’m often inspired by or simply find various quotes to be powerful, insightful, motivational, etc. Rather than randomly scatter them across various social media posts or simply in the Notes of my phone, I figured it would be nice to not only share them but also have them in a singular place. For now, I think the idea will be to update this post and maybe date when I find or share them… so here goes:

Two quotes for today (14 JAN 2025):

Time makes money look cheap.

Victory awaits him who has everything in order – luck, some people call it.

17 JAN 2025:

You don’t rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your system.

– James Clear

6 FEB 2025:

If you don’t sacrifice for what you want, then what you want becomes the sacrifice.

21 FEB 2025:

Life isn’t beautiful because it’s perfect. It’s beautiful because of moments. The way sunlight spills through your window on a quiet morning. The sound of rain tapping gently on the roof. The laughter that escapes when you thought you’d forgotten how to smile. These moments are small, but they are proof that beauty exists even in the cracks.

Reference: Inspirational video on social media. Author: Unknown.

You’re here, not by accident, but because the world needs someone exactly like you. Even if you can’t see it yet, your story is unfinished. There is love you haven’t felt, places you haven’t been, joy you haven’t known. Stay, because the world is better with you in it!

Reference: Inspirational video on social media. Author: Unknown.