Did I mention that a while back I lost quite a few pounds?
Don’t worry though….
In my defense, I AM the mother of five, and that fact I’ve personally used as the icepack to soothe the headache of my weight problem…
That was, until BFF Les came into my life and has completely ruined that illusion forever, seeing as she is now also the mother of five and is still petite and cute as a button…
I’m NOT bitter though….
One of the coolest things about losing all that weight is that I was suddenly fitting into clothes that I hadn’t had the nerve to try on since I had put the extra pounds on!
Like form fitting tops, skirts and cute jeans!
I was thoroughly enjoying my newfound clothing freedom, so it probably won’t surprise you too much that I actually bought myself a cool two-piece bathing suit…
It was navy blue with pink and purple polka dots on it… and it was super cute!
It was not really a bikini, but more like a tankini with a bikini top, except the bottom was an adorable little skort! A reverse-tankini of sorts..... very sophisticated!
Boy! I sure did love that new suit!
Naturally, when my sisters came down for a visit that year and we all headed for the beach, I was sporting my new polka dot suit! Proudly, I might add!
We found a great spot on the sand that we could enjoy soaking up the sun on and were enjoying catching up on all of the girl talk that we hadn’t had in a while…
At some point, I excused myself to run up to the restroom.
On the way back, I noticed I was getting some ‘looks’, that of course, I was totally flattered over!
I mean, I had a new body and people were noticing!
I think that I even had a new spring in my step as I made my way back to our spot!
‘Life is Good!’ is the thought that was running through my head as I wound my way through the crowd towards my crew!
Did your Mother ever tell you that ‘All Good Things Must Come to an End’…
It’s totally true!!
As I journeyed past all of the piles of towels and beach chairs with their owners on them, unbeknownst to me, I was dragging a long…
NO…
A VERY long piece of toilet paper that had accidentally gotten tucked into the back of my skort bottom!!
My ego-bubble popped in that instant and wave of humiliation washed over me as my sisters began laughing until they began to weep and were bent over in complete hysterics…
When they finally composed themselves, it took only a glance at me sitting there to cause them to begin howling with laughter all over again…
and again…
for the rest of the day…
and the rest of the week that they were visiting…
I don’t blame them…
I am the first one to lose control of myself at their expense…
It runs in our family…
Believe it or not, that wasn’t my last experience of toilet paper trying to escape a public restroom via me, but it was my last experience in that two-piece bathing suit…
As I’ve been trying to rid myself of the extra pounds that I found, I have fantasized about seeing myself on the beach in a new, even cuter 2-piece suit…
But this time, if I notice people giving me 'the look', instead of being flattered, I’ll assume the worst, stop right where I am and check for a TP trail!
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