Bragging Rights

I had the coolest costume this year for Halloween and tried to go to as many parties as I could just so I could show off how good I looked.  By Halloween I finally lost steam and so did everyone else. I couldn’t believe Halloween was finally here and I was costumed out.  I just couldn’t do it one more time.  To my surprise neither could any one else.  I still had one more party to attend and as much as I wanted to wear jeans and a t-shirt I figured I had to dress in something festive even if it wasn’t going to be my coolest costume ever.  I opted for the good old stand by of cowgirl. 

When you own the coolest red cowboy boots you can never give them up and they have to make an appearance at least once a year.  I acquired these awesome boots back in high school.  I went to a college prep high school and everyone dressed kind of preppy and I was the odd ball out.  I came up with the most bizarre trends that some tried to pull off, but rarely were able to with such finesse.   Looking back at pictures I really wonder sometimes what was I thinking. On the other hand I was never picked on or made fun of for my bizarre clothing choices and I even got some followers.  As I was saying our school was not Podunk at all. No one wore cowboy hats or boots, that just wasn’t the trend. Well, not till my senior year when they started bussing people in, but that’s another story.   One year I acquired the coolest red cowboy boots.  They weren’t a pair of those cheap knock off fashion boots they were “the real McCoy.” And boy did I look stunning, if I say so my self. They went great with my little red skirt and with jeans.  My girlfriend also got a pair and boy were we a team.

Over the years I have purged my closet a million times, but I have always held on to those boots.

Back to my story of why I have total bragging rights.  It’s Halloween night and all of us are burnt out of dressing up so three of us show up to the party in western wear.  Here’s the kicker. This guy goes on about how he’s so happy with himself that he can still fit in these jeans that he got on his mission.  I know kind of weird a guy bragging about fitting in his clothing.  Well, sort of he says they are a little snug. Well, good for him, but that was like a year or two ago. Some other guy ups him as he’s happy he can fit into his pants that are a year or two old, but they are a size too big now.  Good for him, I’m proud of him.  He’s been working hard to loose weigh.  As not to take away from his success, I didn’t add that I was wearing a hot pair of jeans that I got back in 1994. Oh yea, that’s 16 years ago and no I didn’t have to suck it in to button them.   Now, just aren’t I just the coolest?!

I don’t have a ton to brag about in my life, as you well know from my blog, so I just have to take a minute to pat myself on my back to remind me that I’ve got something going for me.  My head may not be screwed on right most of the time, but at least I have worked hard to keep healthy and fit, if not anything else. So, Yea! for me.  Thank you, Thank you.