"I'm having a heat attack"

This is how my boss prefaced asking me to point the office fan at her. It has been a hot couple of weeks and I am so excited for my next California winter -- moderate temperatures between the 70s and 80s.

The winters between '06 and '08 were hands down the coldest seasons of my life. I was living in Utah at the time, serving a 19-month LDS mission. I remember bundling myself in pretty much anything I could get my hands on. I found a man's trench coat in my first apartment and even though I couldn't button it [stares down at the culprits - hips] I wore that jacket open over sweaters, 2 layers of shirts, skirts, shorts, crocheted socks under my tights, etc. 

I remember leaving the MTC on September 27, 2006 thinking I'd have plenty of time to shop for a decent winter coat, but the weather turned from fall to winter within the week and I was shivering me timbers until I pulled together the funds for a decent wool jacket. On a side note, plus size is very difficult to find at a thrift store.

Today we got a brief break from the heatwave we've been enduring, but the rain didn't last long. It's safe to say that I look forward to a typical California winter and I hope that it arrives quickly.

loads and soap.