Fern Shirt

I think we all have some things in our lives that are our beloved "favorite". 

Perhaps that extends to favorite towel, favorite socks, favorite curling iron, etc.   For this future husband of mine, he has a favorite shirt.

Well, he has a few of them.

Some are tolerable and others are ... well... downright pathetic.

He has a PHHS Cross Country t-shirt that is literally hanging on by a thread.  I tolerate this shirt because it's mostly worn as an undershirt, and for the most part, is considered a lounging t-shirt. 

Not a bad shirt, but it has definitely seen its better days.

Then,

...there's Fern Shirt.

Yes, you read it  right.

Fern Shirt.

This shirt is so "special", it has its own name.

If you saw him on the street wearing "Fern Shirt", you probably wouldn't think much about it.  However..

Fern Shirt is about a decade old.  Give me a break.  Go buy some new clothes (more on this later).

He wears Fern Shirt (which is maroon with green and khaki ferns) like it's his best friend.

It's always hanging in the bathroom...

...ready to wear!  I'm not even sure the last time i even pretended to wash the nasty thing. 

But he still wears it.

And normally, he'll wear it with these obnoxious bright NON-MATCHING shorts that just further substantiate the reason that Fern Shirt MUST GO!


So, the other night, we had a coupon to Kohls for 30% off... we decided to use it as an opportunity to get his suit that he will wear in our wedding.   While we were there, he decided to hit the clearance racks.

And i don't blame him.

...i was SO excited that he was buying new shirts.  This would mean that perhaps if Fern Shirt "disappeared" he wouldn't miss it so much.

So, i pick out his suit and he comes walking back to the cart with 3 or 4 new shirts in tow. 

He proudly shows me what he found...

much to my chagrin, he had searched through the discounted items and found not one, not two but THREE new Fern Shirts.

WHO NEEDS THREE FERN SHIRTS?!

One of them, in a size XXL (which he is NOT)... just because he liked it SO MUCH.

Now, lady readers... I do not care how much i like a shirt (or in this case a pattern of fabric on a shirt) ... i will never purchase a 24W in the Women's department because i like it so much.

So, now we are the owners of a total of FOUR Fern Shirts. 

Chances are, if you see us out in public, you'll recognize me with the man wearing (one of)the Fern Shirts.