So last night, stone cold sober, I shredded some cheese for my steak nachos and I remember thinking it wasn’t as much cheese as I thought it would be, but I cooked them, turned off the kitchen light, ate my nachos and watched my shows…
This morning I walk into the kitchen following a TRAIL OF SHREDDED CHEESE. There is shredded cheese all over my hallway, kitchen, and den, EVERYWHERE. I was wearing this giant Rangers jersey sweatshirt hoodie last night, and because the sleeves are so long, I can only assume some of the cheese grated INSIDE THE SLEEVES and then I just deposited cheese all over as I moved around…
I can’t stop laughing. And it made me so grateful for meaningful articles of clothing, however serious or silly the meaning behind them is. Here’s a short list:
- Rangers sweatshirt jersey
- Brazilian wish anklet
- Panama Jack hat
- rainbow rubber bracelets from the Jersey Shore arcade
- Sayulita flax romper we had to beg the woman to open her house to sell me
- mom’s real ’70s Hawaiian mumu (100% polyester, do not recommend for Texas heat)
- JB’s sweatpants + XL tshirt – always sleep in these when I really, really need a hug and miss my best friend
- An angel long sleeve tshirt my dad gave me when I was a kid… I have not put that (stiff) fabric on my body in well over a decade, but for some reason it matters to me and I hang it in every closet I’ve ever had.
- Similarly, I have killer blue adidas track pants that have been everything from a Sporty Spice costume in 7th grade to daily wearers on our CLP trip, and they are no longer comfortable to wear but I keep them anyway (originally purchased at a garage sale so no telling how old they truly are).
I should make clothing that makes memories a regular part of this gratitude list … clothes are such a huge part of identity, it’s really fun to think back and remember what happened when I was wearing what!
Other things I’m grateful for this week:
- My amazing mama’s birthday! So happy she was born.
- An absolutely awesome and ridiculous Saturday party barge with new friends leading into cowboy pool party into downtown adventure, complete with handholding, girl crushes, running into my first date, and easy friendships
- Climbing with Cha
- Getting to meet my first coworkers! Only 10 months later! At axe throwing to boot
- Regymen
- Biking to and from Regymen
- The Summer half-bottle wine pack from Costco… 12/12
- Painting
- Volleyball and sports-watching
- My first Magnolia blossom!
