Summer has finally arrived in Seattle, woo hoo! Back in April, I bought clothes for our trip to New York on the 1st of May. I bought one pair of shorts and several tops. When we were there, I bought another pair of shorts. Now that it is finally warm here, most of those items are too big. Of course, you can wear clothes that are too big, but in some cases, they just look way too ridiculous. Like the denim shorts I bought here. If I wasn't holding them up with Chet's belt (it fits!), they would be around my ankles. And they are horribly too big everywhere else. So today Sophie and I met my friend at my favorite mall, and we did a little shopping. Mostly we hung out at the play area and Sophie's honorary auntie filled her with sugar, but we did get a little shopping done.
Besides the fact that I am not working and can ill afford to spend money on clothes that only fit a month or two, I am in sizing purgatory. Too big for the womens sizes, and not quite in the misses. I can wear some misses tops, but bottoms are still a little snug. Now, bottoms have always been an issue. Even when I was a twenty four in the middle, my legs were about a size ten. Add to that, clothing manufacturers seem to think if you are large you have ginormous legs and boobs. I have neither. Thankfully, the "skinny leg" look came back in this year. Skinny leg pants fit my legs like normal pants should. So, I got a cute pair of "skinny leg" shorts, and a tank top. I tried the outfit on for my hubby when I got home, and he got a weird look on his face when he saw the shorts. Apparently, that brand is for "juniors". A. Fat chicks with skinny legs can't be choosy. B. I have like 5 pairs of jeans in that brand, including the pair I have been wearing on most outings with him lately. C. I am only 43!! I can wear juniory things, right? It's not like I am dealing with a teenage daughter. By the time Sophie is in her teens, I will be in my mid fifties. Maybe by then misses clothes will fit me. Or maybe I will still want to wear junior clothes anyway :-)
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