the sisterhood of the traveling pants

ok, not traveling but i couldn't resist the title.

it has probably been about 15 years since i have received hand-me-down clothing of any sort. once my sister and i reached our full height, although both of us are 5'4", we could no longer do the hand-me-down thing. we were always slightly different sizes. we also were never really into the sharing clothes thing but i do remember occasions when i wore a sweater or two that were hers. i never lucked out in college to have a roommate or friend who was the same size as me. it probably wouldn't have made a difference anyway as i learned how to "share" early in life when i proptly labled each of my new coloring books "NO ANNE, YES LAURA" even when those were the only four words i knew how to write.
yesterday i went shopping. in my livingroom. my sister-in-law, who happens to be of similar size, had a some articles that were just a bit too big on her and handed them down (or up as size may be) to me. although they are not all perfect because i am sort of awkwardly between sizes right now, they were all on the larger number side of the size which is what i would have to buy from the store. regretably i can almost no longer purchase my coveted size 2 pants at most stores.

but for now i have a new wardrobe of bottom-halves. this is fabulous because i feel like i wear the same pants every week. and i a few months if all goes as planned at the gym i will indeed be required to hand them up to somebody else.

my new pants consist of dark gray slacks with a tuxedo type detail on the outer seam (another pair in black of the same style), brown small tweedy type woven - lightweight enough for all year, light khaki dressy pants with cuffs, and 2 pairs of jeans (one pair too cute to resist that may be slightly tighter than i would ever purchase for myself but in a few months they WILL fit).