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Your first ride on a crazy carpet.
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When you finally got to make that first perfect snow angel of the season.
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When your parents didn't want to go outside in -20°C but you totally did.
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When you knew that you had made the BEST SNOW FORT EVER and you felt like a SNOW CARPENTER.
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The endless Canadian childhood joy of trying to catch snowflakes on your tongue.
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When your parents told you to come inside before your toes fell off and you were all like:
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When you were outside for so long that you couldn't feel your face anymore.
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When you tried to "skate" on the frozen puddles all the way to school.
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On snow days, when you tried to spend every waking minute outdoors but you quickly learned why they called it a snow day in the first place.
10.
When you and your friends casually played ice hockey and you regretted shooting that puck so hard.
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When someone's mom brought timbits to your hockey game.
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When it got dark at 4:30 pm and your parents told you to get your butt back in the house.
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When you heard a rumour that summer was maybe finally coming.
14.
But then it snowed in April.
15.
And when warmer weather did finally come, you experienced the utter freedom of not needing a full snow suit to go outside.
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And when the grass began to turn green.
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When you made a new friend who had a trampoline in their backyard.
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When your parents let you have an Iced Capp for the first time.
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When someone in the neighbourhood brought out the nets for street hockey.
20.
On the first day that it was warm enough for the sprinkler:
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When your bedtime was 8 pm during the summer, even though the sun didn't set til 10pm :(
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And finally, jumping into the lake for the first dip of the sweet, sweet summer.
