I've watched the weather in Sofia and since the it has been purely "winter" I think you have a right to be uninspired. 
When you were in Walla Walla in August and bought more than one pair of winter boots I expected to read about them.  How are they working out for you on the slippery cobblestones of your adopted city? Just don't tell me you were wearing a pair of those new boots when you broke that bone in your hand.