I am ready for the cold now... in Alaska!

It's been sooooo cold here lately... and despite wearing 2 sweaters under my coat, I was still freezing my ass off. So, what do you do? I ordered a new coat (parka, actually) from LL Bean, and some snow boots from zappos. They both got here today... even though the weekend's snow is long gone. But soon I will be warm! The coat is a different color than I expected, but I still like it. Here it is:

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?page=ultrawarm-hooded-jacket,-women's&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&categoryId=44802&guideCategoryId=502579&feat=502579-dg&from=GL

See if that works!

And here are the boots:

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/18831742/c/25297/reviewcount/15.html#mr

My goal this winter is to try snowshoeing... hopefully more than once, but we shall see. My sister gets here next Friday (!!!) the 14th, at some ungodly late hour, just like normal. :)

And now I seem to have a cold, so I'm taking tomorrow off-- because I can! And am missing a really boring and obnoxious staff meeting! Winning all over today...