Here we are in our new lovely jackets!

Several weekends ago we got a nice treat. I won a free massage for two in a competition at work. The massage therapist operates out of her home, which was just down the street from us. It was very convenient, and I think it helped relax us both. Victoria was probably the more stressed of the two of us, as she has to do lots of preparation for her school lessons all the time. I think at least Victoria will be going back in the near future. While she was getting her massage, I did my best to decipher the rules of rugby (no small task) in the living room.

One thing we noticed is that Victoria was having serious back pain issues as a result of lugging around too many materials in a small backpack. So two weekends ago I bought her a larger, padded backpack to help reduce her pain. I think it seems to be working, and she really likes her new bag. It may have something to do with a general bag fetish as well.

While we were in the camping goods store, we looked at a new coat for me, but I didn't see anything I was ready to buy. But last weekend I noticed the same store was having a 50-70% off on winter coats. I managed to find one I liked for half price, so that was great. It is a wintery coat, but you can remove the internal fleece so it can become a lightweight rain coat in the summer. I realized I have had my red jacket for over 10 years I believe. I was probably overdue in buying a replacement. I'll take a picture of it sometime and add it to the blog so you can see the new grey jacket.