The Mall

Ok readers, maybe you can relate to me on this, aren't we all glad the 80s are over? Really! I went to the mall today to spend a Gymboree gift card from a very kind also well named Jennifer (thanks Jen S.!). I knew that the 80s were coming back, I noticed it about 2 years ago while I was in Indy. Two years ago the thing that was back in fashion was leg warmers, and I loved it! Indy is freaking freezing in winter and if you work in an office and want to wear skirts/dresses ya gotta have leg warmers to keep your legs warm, it is somewhat practical. But now, oh now, the 80's stuff that is back is the very unflattering stuff. The over sized shapeless dresses, the (useless) suspenders with everything, yuck! And it is so sad/funny, seeing these teenagers wearing the 80s stuff.

Equally funny to me is seeing young boys (20 somethings) wearing pink shirts. WTH (what the hell). When I see young boys wearing pink all I can think is that they have serious issues. Now I'm not talking about the men I know who were pink shirts (you know who you are). The men I know that wear pink are cool, why? Because I know them and they can pull it off and they're men, not boys. The young boys I saw today were wearing pink in the hopes that young women (20 somethings) would see and think that they have a sensitive side and that they are secure in their masculinity. Well here's the kicker, the reverse psychology ain't workin. At least not on me. All I see is a stupid boy wearing pink.

In general the vibe I got from about 75% of the people at the mall was one of desperate attempted sexiness. I mean the crap people were wearing to try to entice each other was both ugly and funny. And not just the clothes either, the hair, the perfume, all of it. Oh and not just the girls, no no, the boys were just as bad.

I am reminded again of how lucky I am to have Mr. E in my life! I know I was just as bad as the people I saw at the mall today before I met Mr. E. Don't get me wrong, I want to look good, I want to be "fashionable". But these days I want to look good for myself and for Mr. E, not a bunch of strangers at the mall. So while I walked through the mall today I smiled a lot at the silliness all around and I thanked whatever higher power for having Mr. E in my life.

Here's a pic of Evie in her new Gymboree outfit, thanks Jen S.