I'm taking two trips later this month. One is just a long weekend sort of trip to Gulfport, Mississippi (I love to spell that state's name) where I hope it will be warm - at least warmer than here, We will be staying in a very nice hotel on the beach and attending my grandnephew's wedding. The other is to Finland, specifically to far northern Finland where we will stay in a glass igloo and hope to see the northern lights. It will be very cold there, or so I am told.
So on the one hand I need to pack a heavy coat, boots and long underwear, while for the other event I need two fairly dressy and light weight outfits suitable for a rehearsal dinner and wedding.
I tried shopping on line earlier this evening for a heavy winter coat but all the stores want to sell me are spring jackets and bathing suits. Ha ha ha ha ha! Not buying that.
Have they stepped outside recently? There is still a need for winter coats out there.
And speaking of coats, friends and family have been trying to help. My brother gave me a coat that was very warm but a size XXL at least. Fit his 6' 6" frame very well, but for me it was much too much of a good thing. A friend has left a coat with me that I can buy from her. She bought two before a trip to Iceland last year, decided to wear the other one and hasn't even taken the tags out of this one. It fits ok but it's black, not the style I want, and just not very exciting. I know, I know, picky, picky, picky. It will be my backup as I continue my quest for the perfect puffy coat with 'fur' trimmed hood. Wish me luck.
In the meantime, what am I going to wear to the wedding?
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