Just Jeans

Have you noticed how casual everyone seems to dress these days?

People that I am quite sure have never set foot on a track are seen every day in a jogging suit. (And by people, I mean me.)

Jeans used to be for farmers. Now they put a little bling on the pockets and a little stitching on the hip and you can wear those puppies to the prom!

This is not a rant. No way. No how. I am all about casual dress. I can't seem to buy a shirt if it doesn't have a hood on it and today, I finally got out of my flip flops only because it was so cold. Of course, I put on my favorite pair of New Balance sneakers!!

I have said that being an RN was the death of my fashion sense. Working in scrubs is the equivalent of working in pajamas. I haven't tucked anything in since before I was pregnant with Joshua. And when my friend, Mindi, said she couldn't go to a church that her kids couldn't wear their jeans and flip flops to - I immediately made that my own motto! Eventually, the dresses and skirts in my closet will be long-forgotten.

Oh yeah. The point of this post.............I have to go to a "THING" tomorrow night for my hubby's firm. A social, get-to-know-you thing for all the audit partners of the new and improved firm. Wives are included. I happen to be a wife.

Dress is casual. Oh, thank goodness! Right up my alley. Where's that hooded sweater and my faux-Ugg boots?? Richard is too sweet to say it, but it's really not that casual. Rats. Jeans are fine but all of mine are frayed at the bottoms.

So, I went shopping for jeans today.

I know I could stop right there because I heard the collective "poor thing" uttered by all of you from around the country and I can feel you shaking your head in sympathy. I know you understand.

I went into the dressing room with 6 pairs of jeans. 4 pair in my size and 2 in the size I wish I was. Some in petite sizes cuz I learned a long time ago that my stomach should be attached to a person 4 inches taller than me so my jeans are always a little too long. All different "washes" of denim. All different back pocket styles. (Sidebar: the back pocket is always the deal breaker for me. They have to make my behind look good, KWIM??) All with different percentages of spandex/stretch in them. Ugh. I hate stretchy jeans. But I wear them or else I would be cut in half.

After a lifetime of trying them on and looking from every angle, I chose the ones in the picture above. They are a dark denim and I've heard it said on "What Not To Wear" or Oprah that they can be a little dressier. But I really got them because of the promise on the tag. If you make the picture larger it says "Close Fit Slims Your Curves."

I hope those babies go right up to my neck cuz I've got a lot of curves!

B