Now, to give you a little background, you should know that my little sister constantly "borrows" things from my mom because she's in college and is back at home a bunch. My mom is something of a packrat, which means she hangs onto clothes forever. To boot, she has a flair for fashion and most of her stuff is really timeless. In other words, it's a rare treat for me to dig through her closet. One of the things I pulled out was this fantastic trenchcoat that was in perfect condition. A basic, belted trench, double-breasted. Mom said she got it in the early '80s. I tried it on, and it was really perfect. So, I swiped it. Obviously.
Well, I didn't end up wearing it last year because it had these shoulder button-strap things, which are meant to hold up the sleeves if you roll them up. You might know what I'm talking about. Really more function than fashion. Well, last week, I got to looking at the trench, and realized that the straps were sewn on externally, and it would be a snap to remove them. So I did. Obviously.
With the cooler, blustery weather, I've been wearing the trench almost daily, in the mornings especially. I love the feeling I get from it. Just knowing my mom wore it more than twenty years ago gives me this strong sense of connection to her. I also found a ticket in one pocket from a jazz concert that my little sister went to. Which means that at some point, she stole it, too. How I managed to get it in the end, I'm not sure. But I plan to keep it. Obviously.
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so, if you don't give the ticket back, is that considered entrenchment? or was the ticket entrenched and emily wants retrenchment? or perhaps is this retention on the retrenchment? i am certain there must be a sparse but exactly relevant phrase here ...
obviously.
:-)
Brad--
You always make me smile with your little wordles.
Em--
Yes, if you REALLY want your ticket back, you can have it at Thanksgiving. I can keep it safe until then. But you can't have the trenchcoat back, so don't even think about asking. And no, I won't play bocce ball with you for it, but I would play a game with you just for fun. Or, alternately, we can each bring other prizes to encorporate, just not trenchcoats.
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