Football and Chilly Weather!

Yikes! I looked at the upcoming games this week, noticing Dallas goes up against New York Giants. That's a dangerous match-up in my opinion. They are both in the same division, which always raises the stakes. However, Giants most recently got embarrassed this past Sunday night courtesy of the Eagles. And Philly is yet another division opponent of the Giants and Cowboys. So the Giants are coming to Dallas on a serious mission. Fingers-crossed the Cowboys are ready. And yes I happened to notice there's no way I will get to see any of the Cardinals game since the play at the same time as the Cowboys. Last week we got "bonus" coverage of the Cardinals after whatever game we were watching was finished. I love bonus coverage!  

What else has been going on in our household. I'm anxious for the weekend mainly because this has been a long/slow-moving week. We've had some colder weather. The chilly weather came in with a bang on Monday when we had a super storm that drenched us. This past week I had to "up" my jacket level. I have 4 sweaters/jackets that I have ranked. The levels are as follows:

Level 1: my light sweater

Level 2: my windbreaker

Level 3: my medium weight jacket

Level 4: The big one....my heavy coat that one would use in the snow.

This particular week I've gone up to level 3! My brand new medium weight jacket. It's my first "puffer" jacket ever. I noticed tons of puffer jackets hitting the stores last winter but I was just fine with my jacket selection at the time. But at the end of the season last year I realized my medium jacket needed to be replaced this season. After enduring a long Winter and a chilly Spring I had buttons missing, buttons hanging off, and numerous strings. It wasn't the right choice of fabrics to buy when a person has dogs. If I had to pick up one the boys while wearing that jacket I could count on some ripped strings after putting them back down on the ground. It was a cozy jacket though which is why I was determined to make it last through our cold season last year. But I'm happy to report the new medium weight jacket is working out great! It feels so light weight yet it's a medium weight jacket.  And the best thing about it is it's "packable". Which means it came with it's own special bag along with instructions on how to pack it up and put it in the special bag so it doesn't take up too much room in a suitcase!  Woo-hoo! Great idea to make it packable. Trust me packing a jacket is the most difficult thing when traveling by plane in cold months, or even the non cold months. We had a hard time finding room in our suitcases for some windbreakers back when we went to London and Paris. Believe me when I say having a "packable" jacket is important!