Snow..... yes, snow. It is the first one of the season. Thanksgiving, I was able to walk the dog outside without a coat, and now I'm about to bring out my "sleeping bag coat" so that I can keep warm. My sleeping bag coat is my down coat that comes down almost to my ankles and is about as shapeless as anything you can imagine. It might not be the most attractive thing, but it certainly is warmer than my others. The only thing it's lacking is a hood, which at the time I purchased it, didn't seem like that big of a deal - I was wrong. Ha. Unfortunately they are expensive, so I have yet to upgrade to the hood. I'm hoping to be able to do that before the Bears vs. Packers game that we are going to on January 2nd. Apparently it might be upgraded to a night game which means that it will be even colder than I thought it would be.
Sorry, I digress. The point of this is to just acknowledge that winter has begun. The snow is sort of, almost, maybe sticking... and the wind is blowing.... and I'm already beginning to wonder why it is that I love Chicago. Okay, so not completely, there are plenty of reasons to love this Windy City - but the bright flush of my cheeks when they are wind-whipped into numbness is not one of them.
One thing I do like though - people that wear their hunting camouflage winter coats in the city. Is that really the only winter coat that you have?? You realize that unless your camo is of concrete, granite, and stone that you are much less camouflaged than the people surrounding you in black wool coats, right? I just find it amusing. Again, staying on point -
I know it's starting to really get into the Christmas season now that we have our Christmas tree up (it look so pretty in our bay window!!! - we just need new blinds to make it look even better).... the snow is starting to fall, Drinksgiving is a week and a half away.... and I'm finally starting to think about presents to get for everyone on my list... I can't wait!!
Happy holidays everyone!!!!! :)
