Win Some, Lose Some.

voltee ♦ January 30, 2011 ♦ 6 Comments

Item: Jacket Color/Fabric: White, wool Designer: Lux Where Purchased: Urban Outfitters Years Owned: Fourish

Here is a little jacket that truly isn’t very practical. I suppose that it’s nice in the fall or spring, when it’s not too cold. It’s wool, so it is a little on the warm side. It’s just so darn itty bitty. The sleeves are not full length, and it’s very cropped.
Therefore, I don’t think I’ve found the occasion to wear this very often.
I bought this in Philly with Annie, on a break from a business conference. It was, I believe, one of our first true bonding experiences. We listened to Justin Timberlake in the car. It was a great time.
I wore this, most likely the very day after I bought it, to Next Boutique, and the Next girls adored it. Which helped raise it up in my esteem level.
So of course I brought this on our little jaunt to Gatlinburg.
On one of Nate’s days off from judging, we visited the  Biltmore mansion in North Carolina, which is the “Fancy” Vanderbilt mansion. This:

Yes, the house was amazing, and I was having a great time. But clearly I was also very pleased with my outfit.  I think the most amazing part of it are my Grandmother’s golden gloves.  And so I posted this on something online, I think it may have been Myspace then (is that even still around?).  Feeling sort of proud of my shiny belt and cropped military jacket.

And my freind Luke commented “Looks like someone is stuck in the eighties!”

Sound of ego, deflating.

After that, I don’t believe that I wore this jacket much more.

We did have a delightful time during the rest of our Tennessee trip.  We went all “Tourist” and bought a package of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not attractions.  But only because it was off season and Dollywood was closed.  I am sort of fascinated by the idea of Dollywood, and someday will concquer it.

The package we bought included a haunted house, the museum of crazy things, a ride of some sort, an aquarium, and some themed mini-golf courses.  There was a package where you could choose to go to just a few of the attractions.  But no.  We wanted the lot!

Some of it was oodles of fun, such as the ride thing that did something specific that I can’t recall but did enjoy, and the aquarium.  Some was very disappointing, such as the museum of crazy crap and the haunted house.  And some of it was just plain closed, such as the themed mini-golf.

So before we left, we stopped to see if we could downgrade to one of the smaller packages since the mini-golf was not an option.

“Of course, no problem,” the ladies said, refunding our money.

“Here’s my credit card to charge the other package,” said Nate.

The woman pushed it away. “Shhh,” she said.

“But, we didn’t pay,” Nate protested.

“Shhh” the woman repeated.

And so we left, feeling slightly guilty, but most likely paying those Ripley’s people what their attractions are worth.

I mean, I have been to Disney world, so… Ok, perhaps I’m a bit of an attraction snob. I admit it. But there’s no way that mermaid was real. I mean, seriously.
And now for the jacket. I stare at it and argue with myself. Yes, I love it! No, it’s odd! I can’t live without it! I don’t need it at all!
Is it cute or is it useless? I can’t decide.

**I have loved this so long, but it’s time to say goodbye. Want to say hello to it? You can buy it here! https://posh.mk/yOWzGdr6q9