Wednesday, December 2, 2009

I see London, I see France...I'm glad I wore underpants (and another giveaway)

It was just yesterday that I was longing for colder weather. It’s really not much cooler today but enough that I opted to wear tights and a skirt or maybe I didn’t have any clean pants. Whatever…

Most days Donnie and I drive into work together. We work two blocks apart (weird, huh?). Anyway, he had a doctor’s appointment so he dropped me at the Metro before heading out to his appointment. I like taking the Metro except when I forget to bring a book like this morning…arrrrgggghhh. Again, anyway, I rode downtown, bounced off the train feeling like a real city commuter, made my way up the escalator and started on my short three-block walk to my office.

I’m happily walking down the street when something just seems wrong. It takes me a second to pinpoint it but the very tights that made me smile just a short time earlier are now slowly moving south….then not-so-slowly moving south. I was grateful for the short walk. By time I reached my office the waistband of my tights had somewhat settled on my hips. I was beginning to feel like I couldn’t walk with a normal gait but luckily, the crotch hadn’t dropped to my ankles—just mid-thigh. Oh, I'm a classy one…

I recall last year tossing out several pairs of wayward tights. This stubborn little bitchy pair must have been hiding and decided to resurface on a brisk Wednesday morning after a late Tuesday night. Why a late night? I accidentally got hooked on the season finale of Sons of Anarchy. Accidentally, because I’ve never seen the show and would have preferred to know what was happening instead of coming in not only at the end of the season but after this particular episode had started. No matter…I couldn’t leave the couch. Umm, does anyone watch that show? I get that it’s on cable rather than HBO or some other pay-extra channel but I swear it made The Sopranos look tame. I think I’ll now have to find season one on DVD to know all the players.

And then for some reason Bug woke up and wanted to chat around 3:30am. I don't have a lot to say at 3:30. Answer me this...why is it a baby’s first word is “da da” but the first word out of his mouth in the middle of the night is “MOMMMMY”? Then shortly after 5 he was up for good pretending he wanted to snuggle, which is apparently code for "put Winnie-the-Pooh down Mommy's pajamas." Fun game.

I guess that’s my long-winded way of saying I didn’t notice that the tights fit funny prior to my walk to work because I don't think I was fully awake until I got off the train.


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15 comments:

  1. Tights drive me batty! I'm glad they didn't get too out of control!

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  2. I hate tights and panty hose. I can never keep them in them in the right place.

    And it is amazing how mama is who they always want in the middle of the night.

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  3. I have watched Sons of Anarchy since it started and it is fabulous!! Not a show for those that would be easily offended for sure, but a great show

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  4. I haven't worn tights in...holy heck I don't even know how long it's been! And that's a very good point about the mommy/da da thing..what the heck's up with that!

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  5. I can't even get tights on. I'm fat like that.
    Sons of Anarchy is a huge hit! My family is always talking about it and I'm a loser who didn't start watching in the beginning. Or ever. But I'll get it on DVD when it comes out, the season, that is...so I can jump on the bandwagon. I hate being left behind!

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  6. Hahaha. I hate that feeling of the tights sliding down. It's so disproportionately uncomfortable when you think about it.

    That little Bug likes to talk with you in the middle of the night, doesn't he? :-) It will pass, I promise. Crossing my fingers for sooner rather than later.

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  7. I hate tights! I could feel the skin on my legs crawling just reading about yours sliding down!! Hey, great post on the earrings, thanks for passing on the word!

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  8. Purty earrings - I am going there NOW. It's a little chilly in SoCal today and I am wishing for some tights. Just can't get warm and sweats seem wrong for the office :)

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  9. I love tights! But you're right they can be annoying!!!

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  10. Better falling down than the uncomfortable squeeeeze of the the control top pantyhose! I haven't worn hose in ages and was thinking about trying tights this year, but maybe not after all.

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  11. I hate when the waistband gets all loosened up like that. Of course, that doesn't seem to be happening to me lately....

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  12. Love sons of Anarchy!!!! (But the finale is DVR'd and I won't get to watch it till the weekend - so don't spoil me!!!!)

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  13. There is NOTHING worse than hose/tights that don't stay put! I have a party on Saturday and am wondering if I should even bother with the spanx that just seem to roll down my tummy and end up like a belt around my waist - not exactly helping the situation...(maybe I just convinced myself not to...)

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  14. Hahahahahaha!!! Sorry. I've been there. Both with tights and little ones ALways wanting Mama... I guess there will be a day when they want nothing to do with me...sigh.

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  15. I've been thinking about what to wear for casual house Christmas parties and have been considering tights and a wool skirt. You're making me think twice.

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