My dear friend Stephanie convinced me that we should do the Polar Bear Plunge. I had mentioned it to the kids, and they were really excited about it, so there was no turning back at that point. I won't lie though - I tried to forget about it this morning when it was in the teens... but, Stephanie called to tell me that she was still going, so that meant I had to go too.
David trying to convince me to "turn right" and go into the deeper water.
My response? NO WAY
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Stephanie made the right - and then had to wait to get out!
Exiting the pool trying not to slip on the snow and ice that is on the pool deck.
It was sooo cold!
I was feeling terribly disappointed with myself about just running through on the wading pool side, not even getting wet up to my knees, so David and I decided to go one more time and do it right.
Rising from his beautiful belly flop.
Running through as fast as I can because it was really, really cold water!
When David and I got out we were freezing! It felt like needles pricking every inch of our skin that was wet, and the snow that we had to walk across was actually warm on our feet.
Warming up with our hot chocolate and coffee, and most importantly - our clothes!
We had a fun experience with this, but I'm not sure I'll ever do it again - I just don't like being cold all that much!
