How will I ever survive?

I am graduating in August and moving on, and at this time I am 99.9% sure of where I will end up. I feel very strongly that it's where I need to go. Problem is, they have long, cold winters. In fact, when I first realized that this location was a realistic option, I completely ruled it out because I knew I couldn't live anywhere with such cold winters. Serves me right - I should have realized that I have a tendency to end up doing things I was once absolutely, 100% sure I would never do.

I am from a slightly warmer climate, but the winters here in Provo have been manageable - not fun, but manageable. Actually, this winter has been easier than any winter in the past, partly because it really has been a mild winter, and partly because I am anticipating something much, much worse next year.

There are only two reasons for me to like winter. First, snow can be kind of nice, and I enjoy waking up and seeing a few inches on the ground in the early months of winter (it does get old pretty fast, though). Second, if it weren't for the winter, I wouldn't have developed such an appreciation for the summer. My dad always teases me because I claim to want to live somewhere with four more-or-less distinct seasons, and yet I spend the entire winter complaining. But if I lived somewhere like, say, California where there are only two seasons - rainy and dry - I wouldn't appreciate the warm weather as much as I do when I have something with which to contrast it.

I get cold easily - that's the main reason I dislike the winter. I also like the sunshine. I'm happier when there's more daylight, and when I'm cooped up inside buildings on campus during all the daylight hours (from 8-5 in the darkest part of winter) I get a little depressed. I like being outdoors, too. I like fresh air, and running (of course), and just walking around in the open. And I like color. Provo is so brown at this time of year. I am always the first one to notice when the mountains begin turning green, and one of the first to notice the little buds getting ready to open on all the trees.

So I am scared of how I am going to react next year. I discovered a Firefox extension, ForecatFox, that puts a little icon down at the bottom of my browser screen. All I have to do is run my mouse over it and the weather from my future place of residence will pop up. I check it about five times a day. This is a bad idea! I keep telling myself I just need to get rid of it, because all it does is scare me. Right now in _____ it is "Cloudy, 25° F, Winds: ESE, 5mp" - and that is the warmest it has been for two weeks! I checked once and it was -6° That was at about ten o'clock in the morning, and it eventually made it up to 17° that day. Everyone tells me that the winters in _____ aren't too bad because you just spend all your time inside and don't notice how cold it is outside. That is no comfort to me, because spending all my time inside is almost as bad as suffering in the outdoor chill.

How will I ever survive?