The Year's Coldest Month Isn't All Bad

Very few people look forward to February, a monthand it comes on the weekend in 2010. This may give
that falls in the thick of winter and often leaves usyou the opportunity to go somewhere special with
feeling as if the cold weather will never end.your loved one if you'd like to enjoy yourself as the
On the positive side, there are some exciting eventstime passes.
that should help to pass the time during this month.A week after that, President's Day comes. Students
It's also the shortest month there is, as the 28 dayslove this for the fact that a day off or an extended
should help to bring an end to February more quicklybreak may come with it, but many employers offer
than with other months.the day off to their workforce too. Enjoy your free
Here are a few things that should help to maketime if you don't have to work on this holiday.
February more interesting if you can't stand theNow that we've covered the annual holidays, let's
thought of this month. Keep busy with these, andtake a look at some of the exciting developments in
you'll enjoy yourself as the time passes.the sports world that are primed to take place during
First off, there are the holidays. There are a few ofthe course of the month. It all starts with the winter
them, with some having more significance thanOlympic games in Canada, as the best athletes from
others. During the second day of the month, there'saround the world will convene to compete with one
Groundhog Day, which obviously holds more noveltyanother for two weeks.
than anything else. Regardless, it's a milestone inRacing fans will also be delighted to know that
some senses as it marks the beginning of the end ofNASCAR once again resumes, as the year starts off
winter.with the Daytona 500 on the second Sunday of the
Less than two weeks later, Valentine's Day hits us,month.