Okay, so I'm not going to lie: I love wearing skirts. Seriously, nothing is more comfortable than a skirt and sandals, and I feel bad for guys that they don't have such a comfortable clothing option. What I don't love wearing, however, are slips, nylons, and any shoe that would require me to wear aforementioned nylons. In fact, I don't think I've worn a slip since I was in middle school (sorry Mom, but it's true).I mean, do I really need an extra layer when I'm going for breezy and comfortable? And I hate worrying about that stupid lacy edge showing at the bottom of my skirt. No sir, I've sworn off slips entirely.
So, with that in mind, I was racing to church last week because we were running a bit late (surprising, but true), and Marley had a talk in Primary. We'd gotten about a block, when I noticed a bit of a breeze a little higher up on my legs than I was used to feeling. I looked down, and sure enough, my skirt is about 3 inches higher than it should be. So now, I'm towing Marley with one hand, and frantically trying to keep my skirt down where it belonged with my other hand for the 5 blocks it takes to get to our church.
After Marley successfully gave her talk, and I was about to run to RS, I realized I'd forgotten about half of the things I needed for an object lesson in my Sunday school class. Drats! Out the door again, and I'm walking briskly back home to retrieve the forgotten items.
Once again, I'm fighting the skirt down and starting to feel a bit like a street walker as I walk past several people out for a Sunday morning stroll, and I'm showing a bit more leg than I usually do on the Sabbath.
So I started thinking, "Huh. Maybe a slip would have come in handy in this situation." Right? Is that how they work? Do they keep your skirt from hiking up? I can't really say from experience, but it seems like they could do the trick.
Now, have I become converted to slip-wearing? No, not really. I guess the inconvenience of actually purchasing and wearing a slip outweighs the embarrassment of flashing a few pedestrians on my way to church.
3 comments:
It's about time you returned to us. Where have you been? I missed you. It's good to have you back.
I can't say I understand your hatred of slips. I always thought slips were to wear so that you couldn't see through your skirt. Am I wrong? Maybe I should stop wearing a slip. But I think the habit of wearing a slip is too strong.
Mans! You are a truly loyal friend to even keep checking my blog after my little 2-month hiatus. I'm really going to try not to let that happen again.
So about the slips-- no, it's just me. I know I'm the freak here. No one else seems to have any problem wearing them . . . they've just always bugged me for some reason. And yeah, the see-through thing is probably something to avoid, too.
Maybe it's because we share a name, but I've never liked wearing slips either. I also never do the "nylon" thing (it bugs my Mom to no end that she raised such a carefree daughter). I'm glad you're back, I think I've read that last post one time too many (entertaining as it was).
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