**** Please bare with me on this post:)
I think it was in October sometime. My Mom came down for her annual check-up @ the Mayo Clinic. After her blood was drawn and before the afternoon follow-up we headed to my little village's Downtown shopping district.
* Source- Now
*[Our downtown has had a recent resurgence in the last few years. It is a unique mid-western community with travelers coming from all over the world. Not for vacation of course, but for Medical care. So, during the work week it is quite hustle and bustle. I like it, makes me feel a little metro without the mass population and traffic. As a kid it was fabulous to go downtown and discover all the underground walkways and sky-ways,especially when it was below zero out. You would never have to step outside, not even once.
*then even before my Then. Whoa,things have changed.
I loved going with my friend Paula or Amy down there with our week allowances. Picking up useless, yet delightful trinkets and taking wheel chairs for a spin. Pretending that we were some foreign visiting princesses for a check-up at the Mayo Clinic. Amy always being younger got to be pushed by me:)]
Whoa, a little sidetracking:) Sorry, let's get back to the coat... but I sure do love my little downtown:) O.K. so my Mom dragged me into Talbot's. I think the last time I had been there was 17 to pick out a dress(a lovely typical early 1990's nightmare of velvet and crimson) for the annual high school sweetheart dance. I had my shy eye on asking someone and now I can not even remember?!?!? But, I never got around to it and in the end just went on a nice date with a soccer playing young man in my Biology class named Kyle. We decided to just drop in and go casual. I think he was in Student government, so we kind of had to go. We ended the evening eating at Wendy's. Let's just say I never called him back:( Nice guy, but better as a pal.
Once in Talbot's the dashed hopes of a formal flashed before me, but then it disappeared quickly as I became entranced with the most charming coat I had ever seen. It was as if the coat heavens opened up and a choir of angels began to sing it's praises. I was and am still in love...
Talbot's your still killing me with your makeover of fashion forward vintage classic. Honestly your giving J.Crew a little run for it's style money. Good Job old girl. But, why oh why do you not make a Women's size?!!? You do in most other things.I am not that 17 year old size 12 anymore... but you have made me make some changes. First it began with some daydreams, then some intentions and even actions. Who would think a coat could inspire all that?!!?? Hey, when fashion is a huge part of ones lifes passion. Not being able to wear something I would thoroughly enjoy- kills me. I am motivated. Yes, I wouldn't be in it until next winter. But, I will (Don't mess with a girl and her coat). I watch it nearly weekly to see when it will go on sale. I have even pinned it on my little inspiration board. Waiting for clearance... Waiting most of all to wear it. I can't wait until the day I can Spritz it with my trademark Coco and walk out that front door:) It shall be mine. The scale is telling me so...
Happy Monday!!!! Love, C.
