Saturday, February 19, 2011

63 DAYS TO GO . . .

     SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2011

     SINCE I'VE TALKED ABOUT EXERCISE (OR LACK OF) AND PLANNING FOR YOUR EVER TIGHTENING CLOTHES ON BOARD.  I THOUGHT I WOULD TOUCH ON AN EVER POPULAR SUBJECT OF CRUISE SHIRTS.  SEEMS GENERIC ENOUGH RIGHT?  HARDLY.  AND I'M JUST AS BAD AS MOST OF THE REST OUT THERE, JUST MORE PERSONAL I GUESS. 
     WHEN I FIRST TOOK MY SON TO DISNEY WORLD, I TRIED TO PLAN EVERY DAY'S OUTFITS SO THAT MY SON AND I WERE WEARING THE SAME THING.  PEOPLE LAUGH AND SAY, "REALLY?!"  MY LOGIC WAS ALWAYS, IF I LOSE HIM FOR EVEN A SECOND, I CAN SAY HE'S WEARING THE SAME THING AS ME, ONLY SMALLER!  BUT SINCE I HAVE LEARNED THAT TONS OF PEOPLE DO THE SAME THING, BUT GO A LOT FARTHER.  THERE ARE ENTIRE WEBSITES DEDICATED TO IRON-ONS, SCREEN PRINTING, MADE-TO-ORDER STYLES AND MORE ALL SO FAMILIES AND THE LIKE CAN TAKE THEIR DISNEY TRIPS WEARING THE SAME THING.
      I'M PARTIAL TO EMBROIDERY MYSELF.  I HAVE BEEN CREATING MY OWN LINE OF EMBROIDERED CLOTHING PIECES FOR JUST MY FAMILY AT CHRISTMASTIME EVERY YEAR FOR OVER A DECADE.  EMBROIDERY JUST HAS A MORE PERMANENT FORMAL FEEL TO WHATEVER PIECE OF CLOTHING YOU PUT IT ON.  AND THERE ARE MORE THAN A FEW DISNEY EMBROIDERY CHOICES OUT THERE.
     SO YES, FOR THIS TRIP AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH I'M STILL A COUPLE MONTHS AWAY, I'VE ALREADY BEGUN PLANNING OUR MATCHING OUTFITS.  IT'S TOUGH TO MATCH OUTFITS COMPLETELY, OR AT LEAST EXACTLY.  VERY RARELY DO MEN'S AND BOY'S STYLES MATCH PERFECTLY.  SO SHIRTS CAN USUALLY BE DONE THE SAME AND YOU DO THE BEST YOU CAN WITH SHORTS.  PANTS ARE A LOT EASIER.  THE PROBLEM WITH CRUISES IS YOU'RE USUALLY IN BATHING SUITS, BUT SHIRTS ARE EASY.  I'VE DECIDED ON EMBROIDERED PATCHES THIS YEAR.  I'LL HAVE PICTURES TO SHOW WHEN THE DATES ACTUALLY ROLL AROUND, BUT THAT'S THE POINT.  IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU, PICK WHAT STRIKES YOU.  SEARCH THE INTERNET IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO ANY OF IT YOURSELF.  JUST TYPE IN "CRUISE SHIRTS" OR "PERSONALIZED" OR "MATCHING".  YOU GET THE IDEA.  SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND!
     SEE YA REAL SOON!   ºOº

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