A couple of years ago, my friend Stephen and I were hanging out on a cold winter day, complaining about the weather and how we didn't want to go outside or do anything, really, except for stay right where we were on the couch, and he said, "You know what? Enough of this hating-winter stuff. We should make some hot chocolate."
Remember last week, when I talked about the days when I would spend Saturday mornings at thrift shops with my best friend and return home with some truly spectacular finds...and how sometimes it's nice to hold onto those finds, even when they don't feel like they quite work in your life for a little while?
Here's another example.
Every Saturday when I was in middle school, my best friend Arielle and I walked over to the Salvation Army on West 46th Street, returning home with huge plastic bags filled with clothing that we'd gotten for a dollar or two per piece. Every once in awhile when I'm visiting my parents I still stop by - mostly to check out the (honestly amazing) furniture selection on the third floor - but when it comes to clothing, the finds are much fewer and further between than they used to be back in the day. Maybe because pricey vintage stores are trolling for the really great stuff, maybe because my tastes have changed, maybe just because I don't have the patience that I used to to sift through rack after rack of clothing...but whatever the reason, it's rare that I come home from a visit with something I'll actually wear.
A few years back, I stopped in and found this sweater. It was so big on me that it could definitely be called a dress, and it looked like something Carlton would have worn for a dance party with Will, but still: I liked it enough to hand over five bucks.
I never wore it.
Look! It's like a Fourth Of July costume, only in the freezing cold!
I love that sweater.
Kendrick doesn't shop for himself a ton, but once in awhile he'll come home with a random t-shirt or sweater or pair of shoes that he found in some off-the-beaten-path place (or, in this case...Urban Outfitters), and it will, without fail, be kind of weird and pretty awesome (recent examples: a Heisenberg t-shirt, a blue striped button-down with embroidered roosters on the shoulders, and a belt with a real dead scorpion inside it).
