My everything scarf

18Mar09

About 4 years ago I took a trip to NYC with erica and mandy. On our last day there we popped into a department store near union station. I have absolutely no clue where the store is exactly, other than the union station pat, or what it’s name is. We goofed off and tried on hats. We took pictures and giggled. On the way out I spotted a scarf that I had to have but debated about greatly. I’d already bought 3 or 4 scarves from street vendors that I loved but this one was different. It’s brightly colored in yellows blues greens browns reds orange etc. Has an amazing patteren. It’s so totally me. It cost 3 times the amount a street vendor scarf cost but I didn’t care in the end. I use this scarf every day. It’s my train pillow, my office blanket, my meeting wrap, and a lovely scarf during the in between weather that should last from now until June, when Chicago skips right past spring, go without collecting $200, and right to a swealtering sweaty jail called summer. And then my scarf will be my train blanket when metra decides meat locker is an acceptable temperature.

Anyhow. I get jaded sometimes at how much I love and use this scarf. It would be one of those items on a can’t live without list. I truley love it. One of the best buys I’ve ever made at a whopping $15.

So today at lunch I was paying for my sandwhich when the darling bubbly gal behind the counter asked where I got my scarf. She just loves it! And I kindly said New York. She looked confused and I replied again with New York at some store near union station. She was bummed and I was bummed for her. Man was she going to miss out.

And she made me realize how great this darn scarf is!! It’s just a piece of material but it’s a damn great piece! And every so often I can look at it and a rush of NYC memories comes back.

Sigh.

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