Hosive

after a warm spot, we are back to reality in the heart of winter. the dead of. we’re right in the deep. but luckily, its turned and we are just a little over month til breezy spring. the days have even started to get longer. but until then….i’m bundled up:

i love winter because of the gear that i get to wear each year…..and i go to the same familiar pieces each year. they are like old friends that i go to war against the elements with….they’ve been with me for many winters…we’ve gone through a lot together…we have stories we can tell together…..i trust them. theresa looks at me with dismay as i talk about them like they are alive????

first up is my trusty skull cap that theresa gave me almost 10 years ago when we first me when i headed to urbana. i’ve worn it ever since…and have had some close calls losing it…including this year when i was sure i lost it at a starbucks when i tried to juggle too many things….i prayed a sad sack prayer: jesus, i know that you have more important things to do but could you materialize my hat in a place where it could be found? 20 minutes later, someone texted me to inform me they found it in the back seat of their car, which they found strange since they had a full car and no one saw it a day earlier.

up next is my beloved neck warmer which my groomsman, the big p, gave me way back in the early 90′s. it is a secret weapon against the cold and keeps me toasty when the hat is not enough.

to keep my fingers warm especially lugging groceries to and fro in the winter, i have my glittens which i got from bachrach right before i met theresa or thereabouts. actually in the city, it doesn’t get that cold for me to use these that often. however when it is cold enough, they’re great to have.

when winter comes, i exclusively wear 3-4 sweaters the whole time including my roll necks that are some of the warmest sweaters that i’ve found. durable and a little odd….it seems very much like joseph gear.

this year however, on the insistence of my mother in law…and due to her financial funneling…i picked up a new winter jacket. i was actually looking for a new formal jacket because theresa said i looked pedophile shady with my worn out overcoat. yikes! but on the way, we found this that seemed very joseph too…it has tons of hidden pockets and little touches. we found out later that it was designed by a korean dude out in la which made theresa approve.

and it is one of the toastiest jackets! in the cold, i am entirely content. sometimes its too warm! when i enter into a building, if i don’t unzip quickly, i can get sweaty real fast. an incredible winter jacket and one that i hope to have for many years.

and here’s that more formal coat for dressier occasions in the cold! no watchlists for me!

that’s how i roll in the winter….the winter that is coming to pass so soon.