Embracing the Cold: Campus Life as Winter Creeps In

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Embracing the Cold: Campus Life as Winter Creeps In

So, it’s official—fall’s cozy warmth is just a memory, and winter is making an early entrance. ❄️ This morning hit hard: 8:59 a.m., and it was already freezing! 🥶 Not just chilly, but full-on freezing. I threw on my warmest coat with a fur-lined hood, and somehow it still didn’t cut it. Gloves? 🧤 Forget it. They barely make a dent in the cold this year, and it’s only November. I know winter technically doesn’t start until December 21, but it feels like it’s saying, “Hey, I’m here early. Get ready.”

What really drives it home is the empty campus. 🏫 Usually, there’s a lively flow of people heading to class, catching up with friends, or just hanging around outside. But today? Nothing. Just me and the wind! 🌬️ The chill has everyone hiding indoors, and honestly, I can’t blame them. Stepping outside feels like a slap of reality—fall is gone, and we’re deep into sweater weather… or maybe even parka weather at this point. 🧥

I used to hope for a little snow ❄️ to get that cozy, wintery vibe, but now? Nope, I’m good without it. The last thing I need is to be digging out of a snowbank or dealing with wet, slushy shoes. 🥾 Winter can bring the cold without the mess, thank you! Even though I’m ready for full-on winter mode, I’m already missing those golden fall days 🍂 when it was still warm enough to sit outside and enjoy the last of the leaves.

For now, I’m just hanging in there and bracing for whatever winter has in store. 💪🏾 Maybe it’ll surprise us; maybe it’ll go easy… but either way, I’ll be the one bundled up, trying to make it through campus without freezing! ❄️

Doctor’s Office Chronicles

After arriving earlier than expected, I found out the doctor’s office was still closed for lunch. 🕑 The good news? I stayed warm inside and charged my phone 📱 while waiting. The bad news? The 704 bus 🚌 runs so infrequently that missing one means waiting another hour. That’s a real challenge when it’s this cold. 🌬️

Here’s the timeline: I got to the doctor’s at 1:18 p.m., but my appointment wasn’t until 2 p.m. Since they were on lunch, I just chilled in the hallway until it was time. 😌 I saw the workers coming and going and said hi 👋🏾—because I’m friendly like that. At 1:56, I checked in and was seen quickly, though my usual doctor was busy. Instead, I saw another doctor, who was super nice 😊 and got everything done. No shots—yes! 🙌🏾

I was out of the doctor’s office by 3 p.m., but NJ Transit being NJ Transit, I had to wait for the 704 bus until 4 p.m. 😤 I stayed inside charging my phone and only stepped out when it was close to time. It was so cold I ducked back into the hallway to wait.

I debated heading back to FDU 🏫 for the ceramics workshop 🎨 for EOF students, but honestly? It was too cold, I was hungry, and the workshop started at 5 p.m. I gave up my spot to go to the doctor, so I’ll just catch the next event.

The bus finally came—five minutes late 🙄. Downtown traffic on Market Street in Paterson was a nightmare, but once I got to my stop, I walked home in the freezing cold. 😂 Small victories, though: my coffee was still warm ☕ in my FDU alumni thermos. 🎉 It’s the little things that make all the difference.

The Grand Finale

Of course, my period decided to show up after torturing me with symptoms all week. 😩 At least I’m home now, warm, and done for the day.

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