Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest

A few days ago I received this comment from Mary:

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.html

As 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.