Gemütlichkeit!

voltee ♦ April 12, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments

Item: Tee-shirt Color/Fabric: Grey, polyester/cotton/spandex Designer: Spark In The Dark Where Purchased: Urban Outfitters Years Owned: 4

Tonight, a graphic tee! Which is truly a rare entity in my closet. I do have a few that I love to distraction, and can’t imagine living without. Mostly the graphics on the tees I love are pictures, not words.
I guess I like my fashion statements to be a little more subtle.
I want an outfit to imply something like: “Here is a girl who sings wildly in her car!”
I don’t want it to actually say “Here Is A Girl Who Sings Wildly In Her Car!”
That’s just laziness, in my mind.
The same with labels. I like them to be tucked safely inside my shirt at the back of my neck. I don’t want someone else’s name plastered all over my clothing.
To sum up, with fashion, I am a lady of few words.
Then one day, I saw this shirt on sale at Urban Outfitters. Yes, it is a statement tee. But I really love the statement. And now it belongs to me.
Our first outing together was a wonderful one- my first full day in Munich.
We hit the jackpot in Munich. Two of our friends moved there for a spell, and so we got to stay with them, eat their food, and take advantage of their tourism expertise.
And Tim and Keri were excellent hosts!
We spent a lot of time in the main square, as there was some sort of political speech happening. And also the magnificent Glockenspiel, whith its chiming bells and dancing figures. My favorite part was a tiny bird that popped out at the end.
We shopped for Oktoberfest costumes (read more about that here), and then, food!
I only remember three things; a beautiful open air courtyard, brave Tim navigating the menu in German, and pfifferlings. Which are the most delicious mushrooms I have ever tasted.
Sometimes I dream of them.
They are golden, and tender, and juicy- I wish I could describe the exact taste, but nearly four years have gone by, and I’ve lost it.
But that is in my top three tastiest dinners of all time.
Then, we headed to our first beer hall, the Hofbrauhaus. It is a fun and feisty hall with long wooden tables, loud jolly music, and giant mugs of tasty beer.
It also has a dark history- Hitler once held a rally there. You can still see the shapes of swastikas on the ceiling. I found it rather eerie.
Eventually, the friendly, welcoming spirit of the people surrounded us, and we had so much fun. It was a room brimming with joy and good cheer, everyone singing and laughing, swaying frothy beer mugs to the music. Like so:

So maybe we didn’t have any idea what we were singing about. We sang all the same. And maybe my biceps were burning after about 5 minutes of swinging this giant mug around. I swung all the same.
It was about as perfect of a day as any I can recall, a day I will always remember. And I’m glad to have worn this tee. The statement encompassed the atmosphere perfectly.
Love to live, live to love.
What else is there, really?