Ten on Tuesday

Hey friends and fans. Okay, that might only be one of you...but still, Hey! :-)

I'm taking a little different approach to Ten on Tuesday for the rest of the month. Traditionally, the Tuesday lists have been things that I'm thankful for. I've decided to mix it up a bit and do a Top 10 list. So here we go...

Since I take my sweatshirts as seriously as I take my coffee cups, I'm going to count down my Top 10 sweatshirts for you and tell you why they mean so much to me. Enjoy!


#10. Ah, Veggietales. Back when the boys were younger, maybe 3 & 4 years old, I found these on sale at Berean and I got them for all three of us. It was the only matching stuff we ever had. They looked so cute in them! I pull this one out every now and then and am reminded of sweet times with my little ones.














#9. This one is a favorite because it reminds me of a lifetime of memories with my family and my dearest of friends. We've been season ticket holders to SDSU football games for all but about 5 years of my life. It's been wonderful. Things I think of:
-My mom making "math worksheets" for me when I was little
- Getting deli sandwiches and taking them with us (back when eating out was novel and a treat)
- When I was finally brave enough to not cover my ears when the cannon went off
- Taking turns buying ice cream with a certain guitar player that I know
- Tight end contests...'nuff said.
- GOOOO RICOOOOO!!! :-)





#8. Lucy! She's my favorite...heck, I am Lucy! Ever wonder why my blog is called Snow Comes Up?

My friends gave me this for my birthday about 8 years ago. After I opened this, we went to Magic Mountain and I got really, really sick and came home the next day with a fever and bad bronchitis. That was also the M.M. trip where I passed out on Goliath. Fun times, huh? Actually, it really was a day full of memories, some just different than I would have planned. This sweatshirt makes me smile; I think about Lucy, about good times with good friends, and how I wish with all my heart that we could recapture some of those times.







#7. While zip-up sweatshirts aren't typically my favorite, I make an exception for this one. I mean, how many people have their name on a sweatshirt? :-)

It's actually my brother-in-law's company, Coffman Construction, Inc. They had these made and were super cool to outfit our whole family in CCI gear. They're just awesome like that. Some of my very favorite people...





#6. While I'm not a die-hard Charger fan, I'm an extreme fan of the game. And, well, you have to have a home team sweatshirt, right?

Actually, this one is extra special because Matt gave it to me for Christmas a few years back. And, it's the warmest sweatshirt I have. This one comes out on the coldest of days.













#5. This one is pretty beat up but I love it.

When my hubby was accepted to CSUSM, I schlepped the kids up to the school one day to surprise Andy with a t-shirt.

So, I went to the school one afternoon with a one year old and a two year old. We had to park in an outer visitor lot, which was about mile away from the bookstore. I also seem to recall the biggest staircase ever (or it seemed so carrying a one year old) that we had to climb. We made it though, and while there, I treated myself to a sweatshirt.

It was a fun (looking back) adventure getting this one and it reminds me of my husband's incredible commitment to both is family and his education.





#4. This one makes me happy because I actually purchased it in Wisconsin.

Several years back, Andy and I were in Chicago and we decided to drive up to Kenosha for the evening. Beautiful town!

It was a perfect fall night, nice and cold. We went for a walk and then went shopping and I bought this. We then topped off the evening with a trip to White Castle, where I quickly decided that I never need to go to White Castle again! :-)










#3. This is one of my new favorites. I bought it at a baseball tournament that Matt was in a couple of weekends ago. I wasn't sure if I was going to get a sweatshirt or not, but when the boys won the tourney, with Matt pitching the win, I decided that I must have one. My boy rocks!









#2. Well, now that John is playing high school football, I had to get one for his team, didn't I? That was a given!

So proud of John and all of the work he's put in...literally hundreds of hours. He's amazing. Go Nighthawks!















#1. Is there any doubt why this one is my very, very favorite?

It's a sweatshirt (which implies that it's cold outside if you need it).

It's from Disneyland, the Happiest Place on Earth.

It's Christmas.


Yep, this one's the best! Only a few more days until I can pull this one out! I can't wait!!!