"Weird," said Rosa, who never shied away from calling a spade a spade. But she'd be lying if she said she wasn't jealous of that right now.

She spared a glance over her shoulder to make sure her dog was still romping around in the snow with the other dog like an idiot and not quickly becoming a dog Popsicle, and, seeing that they were okay, turned back, lifted her chin, and asked, "You ever heard of a Polar Bear Plunge?"