Don’t Stop Believin’!

voltee ♦ September 17, 2010 ♦ 3 Comments

Item:  Sweater?   Color?Fabric:  Black, cashmere   Designer:  BCBG   Where Purchased:  Dear Departed Value City   Years Owned:  Oh, wow, no idea.  12?

Today was a fantastic day.  I felt stronger than I have since my surgery, and had a very successful run.  My motto during the recovery process has been, “One minute at a time.”  I just try to add a minute each time I run, so I’ve been taking things slowly.  Well, as slow, I suppose, as I’m able to.  Today I finally hit the 3-mile mark!  Which is a mile stone in its own right for me, but more importantly, it felt great.  I know that I was running with a ridiculous grin on my face, and that the number of people in the gym who think that I am nuts has probably doubled, but I couldn’t help it.  And I’ve never been one of those “Feel the burn!  I love the burn!” people- I have always wanted to punch those people in the face.  But I just couldn’t stop the grin.

One of the songs that popped up on the Ipod to fuel me through the run was Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin.”  Hence this semi-sweater/tank-top thing.  I know that it looks weirdly proportioned in this picture, but it’s really not.  It’s just has a really wide scoop neck that’s actually very flattering.  The back is completely open, like this: It’s a little bit sexy, without being too over the top.

I never really felt brave enough to wear this in those days.  I really liked the way it looked and felt, but I lacked the confidence.  I was really waiting for an event where there would be tons of women in tight jeans, crop tops, spandex, and mini skirts.  And then I found it- the Journey concert at the Common Ground Festival in Lansing Michigan!  Perfect.  I looked positively demure in this that night.

It was a transcendent night of 80’s awesomeness!  It was Nate and I, my sister Kelly and her soon-to-be-husband Terry, my roommate Ashley, and her friend whose name is no longer with me.  It was an outdoor concert, so we had blanket, and curled up on the ground when we weren’t up and dancing.  Most of the original members were there, but instead of Steve Perry, they had Steve O’Cheiri, and it was close enough.  But of course no Randy Jackson…  Steve O’Cheiri was wearing such incredibly tight pants, I’m not even sure walking was an acceptable activity.  But he seemed to think it was, and even upped the ante to running, jumping, and awkward front-man dancing.  And the inevitable happened- his pants split right in the crotch -ish area!  Hilarity ensued.

There were a lot of gems like this evening in those summer Lansing nights.  I miss them terribly.  And all the wonderful people involved.

This sweater has sat practically untouched in my closet all these years.  Every time there is a closet cleaning event, I always consider doing away with it.  And then I feel how soft it is, and change my mind.  I feel like it may still come in handy down the line.  I might have another 80’s madness concert in my future, right?  

**I did it.  I let this one go, through eBay.  I hope it is well loved! (If I could take it back, though, I would.  I miss it.)