fashion is all about youth

today i learned that i fit into a youth xl sweatshirt.

the sleeves aren't quite as long as i'd like, but it'll do in a pinch.

i got into work this morning, and after a cold, rainy weekend, my classroom was damp and freeeeeeeeeeezing. and they shut our heat off back in march. and i left my sweater draped over one of the dining room chairs. and my fleece jacket just wasn't warm enough on its own. so i'm looking all over hoping that i left a sweater in the closet (which i hadn't) when i saw one of our spare sweatshirts we got for the kids in the event of an accident hanging out in the corner. it still had the sticker on it even. XL XL XL XL all down the front on this sticker. i'm pretty sure i got that little frowny "i'm thinking" face as my eyes landed on it. at first i thought there was no way it would fit me, but i was so cold i probably would have tried to squeeze into a newborn's onesie. so i pick it up and i do that shopping move you see all the time when women feel too lazy to take something to the dressing room and just hold it up to ourselves and wrap it around us to try and surreptitiously figure out if it's going to fit us. surprisingly, it seemed like it may just fit, so taking a quick look around to make sure i really was the only one there, i pulled it on over my head.

right when the waist band reached my belly button, i expected to run out of slack, but it kept on going. it hit right at my hips so that my collared t-shirt poked out the bottom the way all the cool girls do, and the collar popped right out and laid neatly on top. but the best part was that it was all soft and new and warm inside. exactly what i needed.

i wore it the rest of the day. in fact, i'm wearing it right now.

and i'm still warm.