You have been given a Christmas blogger challenge by Mary and Destiny! Go to the link for the details!!! :) http://classicmarymoments.blogspot.com/2011/12/ugly-sweater-challenge.htmlAs I read the list of contestants I realized I may have an advantage here - I am the only one who is over the age of 30, which means I've had many more years to collect Ugly Christmas Sweaters! And let me tell you, I've got some. Would you like to see what I pulled out of my spare bedroom closet this morning??
Since I live in Southern California, many of my Christmas sweaters are not sweaters at all. Like this nice denim shirt that says, "Let it Snow." Please notice the snowman buttons...
Here's a lovely, albeit very wrinkled, gingerbread man sweatshirt. Ignore my hair and "I just woke up" face, please...
You can't see all the texture on this beauty, but trust me, it's there...
Another gingerbread man. Are you noticing how each of these make me look at least 15 pounds heavier than I am? UGLY!!
The finalists.
I had a really hard time choosing between the next two. They are not technically sweaters but sweater vests which I believe ups the ugly factor by 3. I got these babies in an after Christmas sale for $2.50 each.
The runner up is this lovely snowman vest. Pom poms on each snowman's hat, plus two attached to the zipper. And one on the back.
The winner.
Gaudy felt stockings. Fake jewels. Jingle bells that jingle with each move. There is an additional stocking on the back. Believe it or not, this is a size Medium. It is ridiculously huge. Its beauty increases in direct proportion to the number of days I've been rained out from running/cycling and the number of treats in which I've overindulged. Just pull on a stretchy black skirt, throw this vest over it and I'm good to go until December 26th! No one will ever know...
Now for my dilemma. Is this a contest I really want to win? What does it say about me that I actually own these sweaters when some of the other contestants need to go buy one? The voting begins next Tuesday, December 20th.
5 comments:
This is awesome! :) Thanks for joining in!
I love it! You've got several real winners here!!! hahaha I agree, the vests definitely take it to that next level! :)
AHAHAHAHA!!! AWEWSOME!!! Your the FIRST one to get their's up so you hav and advantage right there!!!! LOL! Thanks for being part of the FUNNN!!! Luv ya!!! :)
Oh yeah, dem dar do gots dem some kinda ugly!
I have a few of those atrocities in my closet as well. Scary! Must purge! LOL
What a fun post! :)
I am number 15 on the participant list. I think it's funny that you are now having an epiphany worry about what it may say about you that you still own all of these "fits of beauty". lol.
I'm just glad my son was a "willing" model for our one and only ugly sweater. I don't think I possess your apparent courage. lol. For the record, I think you stand alone in a special category called "number of ugly sweaters owned"! You win that one, hands down!
Spectacular collection!
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