Yes my friends, I have made up another new word. Remember, that’s not to be confused with renaming things that already have names (latte is the new tan…) which annoys me as opposed to amusing me, which made up words do. Since I will not spring for a pair of Birkenstocks, I will make do with my Birken-nots. Birken-nots is so much more fun than faux Birkenstocks don’t you think? That was just so unwieldy and pretentious sounding.
Normally, when I visit places I don’t buy t-shirts. Only if I find a really stupendously cool one will I cave in. In light of my love affair with graphic tees, one might find that odd. But the thing is, typically tourist tees are not only grossly overpriced they’re also usually so cheesy you need to buy some crackers and wine to go along with them. This particular tee is actually kind of cool. I found it in the men’s section so it was a little less expensive. (Don’t even get me started on why the men’s tees seem to cost less…WTH?!) Why did I even look at the tees at the gift shop? That would be where the blatant stupidity comes in.
Even for a day trip I always take way more stuff than we need. You know, just to be safe. So I had rain ponchos, umbrellas, more snacks than three people could possibly need, sunscreen, extra shoes…the list goes on… What didn’t I bring. Um, jackets. Who does that?! To be fair, we were having a stretch of ninety degree days with a billion percent humidity, but still, seriously? No jackets? So we get there and of course it’s breezy and a bit chilly. In light of the fact my daughter and I were both wearing sundresses there really wasn’t an option, so off to the gift shop we went. Nothing screams clueless tourist like running around Niagara Falls in a Niagara Falls tee. But I rocked it like nobodies business baby. I threw it over that dress, knotted the front and was good to go.
As I said, this is actually not a bad tee, I’m kind of diggin’ it. But you all know when I got it home, I cut that damn crew neck right off. Yes, I did. Now it’s less touristy and more me. I decided to wear these cropped jeans with the cute ankle zipper detail because it’s now a bit cooler around here than normal. And of course the Birken-nots because I’m lazy and they just slide right on my foot. No work involved.
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