Contest for Your Memories of the Past

Another little contest and giveaway to celebrate this time:

my lack of fashion sense/ style.

When Rhett graduated in May, it was obviously an exciting event for our family.  But it was also exciting for my closet, because I'd always had the plan to get rid of all my clothing that I've had since high school when no one in our family was "student" status any longer.  With that plan, I also planned to replace everything I threw out, but that has yet to happen, and may not happen for a while. 

Anyway,  I think most normal people probably don't have much or any clothing from high school, I guess depending on how long ago you graduated.  I graduated in 2003.  So the newest items to go would be at least 7 years old.

So after all the high school (there were even some Jr. High) clothing were bagged for goodwill, I was left with a little less than half of what I started with.  Pathetic? Well I kept waiting for someone to nominate me for TLC's What Not to Wear, but no one did.  So I had to throw it all out myself, leaving me still clueless about style and how to dress myself, and not having the fancy new wardrobe the show would have bought me. 

Anyway, there were 2 items that should have been thrown out but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

The red "dawls" t-shirt.

The blue mini-plaid a-line skirt.

These are my favorites.

I wore them together one last time early this summer. 

I walked in the kitchen and my little sister Lynette was there and said: "Wow.  You still have those?" 

Yes. And I can't get rid of them. 

I am kind of a pack rat.

But these two articles of clothing I've had for so long, worn so much, and have so much sentimental value, they have become kind of like baby blankets you can wear.  The skirt more than the t-shirt.

HISTORY of the T-Shirt

Just a hand-me-down from my older sister when her chest out grew it--I was probably in 9th grade. Nothing special, but for some reason I always liked it. More sentiment than style obviously.

HISTORY of the SKIRT

please don't think I'm disgusting when you read how long I've had it, think of it as vintage or something

This skirt started as a jumper when I was a girl.  I don't know how old I was exactly, less than 10 though.  I don't necessarily remember loving it as a jumper, but I got too big, so my mom cut off the arms, and made it into the skirt. 

So I've had it at least 15 years if not more. 

I've worn it for 15 years.

But I'm moving on.

The skirt is also moving on to something in a different shape and form.

I have plans for both of them...but here's where the contest comes in.

If you recognize either item, that is 1 entry--make it 1 post

If you remember a story or have a memory/ event where I was wearing one of these, 1 entry for each memory/ story, make each a separate comment to count.

I haven't pinned down the prize, because it depends on who wins it, (i.e. if you don't have kids you'd hate to win baby crap) but I think in the past with my Stalkers Come Out Contest I had pretty good prizes.

Marianne won this just for having the funniest comment, so hopefully this will inspire you to rack your brains in the last 15 years if you know me to enter to win.

If you have a photo of me wearing either item, that is an automatic prize.

Email the photo as proof to: jessica.crapo@gmail.com

I don't expect much of a response on this contest, so don't feel embarrassed for me when no one comments, I'm expecting very few to have paid attention to my lame wardrobe.  But I'm excited for the few who do.