Still cold - countdown to CA

Just checked my countdown widget and we are at 250 days until the finals at the Olympics - watching the days tick down helps remind me that it's really not that far away (it doesn't seem that long ago it said 290 days). Doesn't seem so far anymore, even though the lake has already frozen up on us. But Cali boy here is having a little trouble with this cold thing - seriously, I can't get the chill out of my body no matter what I do. I've always made fun of people who wear gloves when they row, but this year I broke down and did it (figure rowing with the national team gets you a bye from being mocked). It's really a whole different ballgame when its below freezing - my lungs can't get the same level of oxygen, fingers are frozen to the point of not being able to grip the oar, and I have to take like 3 hot showers a day to get my core body temp back to normal. Frustrating because these aren't real racing conditions and the results matter in final selecdtion- but what are you going to do.
But less han 2 weeks til I'm back in California - a week in Norcal for Xmas and then training in San Diego for several weeks so we miss most of the winter on the East Coast. I think my teammates are very happy about heading to CA because they won't have to listen to my constant whining about the cold.....