Too Early

...for winter! I am not ready for it to be this cold already. I'm also still not used to the days being so short. I can tell that our outdoor playing has ended. We are getting much more running around in the evenings as a result. I am suspecting that it will be cold this weekend in Chicago as well. Oh well, that's what winter coats and hot cocoa are made for right??
I have a few specific places I would like to make it to in Chicago...American Girl (to finish my girl's Christmas shopping), Coach, Teavana, and well as many stores as possible I guess.

We have a fair amount of things to work on tomorrow's day off. I have to finish pulling the now dead flowers from the windowboxes, Josh needs to mow up leaves, we need to begin putting up outside Christmas decs before the roof is frosty and the ground is frozen, and Josh needs to make some progress on the tile around our new bathtub. In addition, I would like to go to Toys 'R Us in hopes of getting some Christmas shopping done. There are a few gifts this year that I feel like I am striking out on. I get these ideas and then can't find what I want--ugh!! The goal every year is to be mostly finished by Thanksgiving. I still have two weeks right?

Now that we are inside a whole lot more, I am thinking about our next projects in the house. I keep having to remind myself not to get too ahead of myself as Josh needs to finish the one he is working on first. My kitchen and main floor bath flooring is next =). Well, I'm off for now to make something of the evening. ...Wishing for a Starbucks salted caramel hot chocolate...