i hate winter

one would think that since i have lived in a cold climate my entire life (i was born in new york and lived in connecticut before coming to indiana), i would like it.... or be used to it... or at least not despise it. but no. every year it gets worse. it's so bad anymore that i start dreading it in the middle of summer. i'll be sitting there watching the fireworks on july 4th, and in the back of my mind i'm thinking "man, in another three months it will be starting to get really cold again..." isn't that pathetic?
well, today i've reached the pinnacle of hatred for cold weather. it was -4 when i turned on the weather channel before i came to work today. -4. negative 4. i assume there was also some wind chill you could throw on top of that, but i think once you get to -anything, all else is pretty much moot. it's the middle of the afternoon now, and it has risen to a paltry 17. it's supposedly going to get warmer, though. i will get a run in soon. we'll see how bad it is tonite. i'll admit that i don't like to run when it's cold. some people would actually run in 0 degree weather. not me. i would much rather run in 110 degrees than 0 degrees.
i suppose that beckons the obvious question: if i hate the cold weather so much, why don't i live somewhere warmer? that's actually a good question. it basically boils down to the fact that my family is comfortable where we are. i have 4 relatively young children who like where we live and i can't justify uprooting everyone simply because daddy doesn't like the cold.
oh well, enough ranting. i know i just need to get out there and run regardless. but... it's cold. really cold. and it might even be windy........