Weekenders Party
Posted on April 9, 2003 by Ching under Family, Life.
I left my burgundy-red AE leather jacket at work! It wasn’t as cold as I thought it would be so I didn’t even think anything of it. I hope it’s still there tomorrow.
Just kidding!
I’m sure it will still be there. There aren’t any kleptos at work — it just that lately there’s been things disappearing from my drawer (food), desk (activity schedule) and bookshelf (my Nerve Full Frontal Fiction book). Whatever.
I don’t really care. They are merely material things.
They can take away my stuff but they cannot steal my mojo!
Anyway, I’m going to wear something neutral tomorrow so I can wear my red leather jacket home without looking terribly retarded. I figured I would wear my white tweed linen pants which I bought at my mother-in-law’s Weekenders party and one of my black button-front blouses from Express. I hadn’t worn the pants yet because Brian told me I looked like a thirty-year-old woman when I tried them on (they’re not the most flattering).
Why in the world would I buy such unflattering clothing, you’re probably wondering. Well, my mother-in-law invited me to her party (it’s kind of like a Tupperware party but only for old-lady-type knit clothing) and I really had no business going because I’ve been broke for the last few months now (I may never recover from this state). Brian insisted that I go to lend moral support to his mom, so I did.
I was hoping that lots of people would show up and that I wouldn’t have to buy anything but, as luck would have it, only two other people showed up so it was kind of hard to blend in. I felt really sorry for my mother-in-law because of the poor turn-out that I felt I just had to buy something. Anyway, I didn’t even have a credit card with me (because I didn’t think I was going to buy anything) so I ended up using “invisible” money from my checking account.
Those things aren’t cheap either! I ended up spending $100 on a drape-neck tank top and a pair of pants that make me look like I’m ten years older than I really am. Fucking beautiful!
I could have spent the same amount of money at Old Navy and ended up with a closet full of clothes. What’s worse is that I had to spend “invisible” money that I had set aside because I had been saving money (little by little each paycheck; I only have a few more paychecks to go before his birthday and I don’t think I’m going to have enough saved for his birthday gift; life without the ability to use your credit cards is really hard) so I can get Brian a PDA for his birthday. He can kiss that goodbye! If he gets one, I’d have to charge it — and I’m really against charging stuff right now. Although after my mini shopping spree over the weekend I can feel my disease (as Brian puts it) returning.
So we got there at around 7:30 pm. Brian and his dad decided to watch Dreamcatcher while us girls were doing our thing. Since there were only five of us (including the clothing distributor), the whole thing was over before their movie even began. I told Brian later on that I thought I got the raw end of the deal. I would have much rather spent $10 on a movie than $100 on ill-fitting clothing.
Sometimes it’s just easier being a guy!
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