The Teacher Sweater

So, I'm experimenting with this whole "posting pictures" thing. Kind of fun. My little sister got me the funniest birthday present ever. Remember when you were a child? If your teachers were anything like my teachers, they probably wore sweaters or sweater vests that changed with the season. September's sweater might have apples, while October was little pumpkins or cartoon ghosts, and November was some sort of harvest/Thanksgiving-ish something. December's sweaters were in a category all their own. Presents, snowmen, teddy bears, Christmas trees, wreaths, etc. If it was remotely related to Christmas, it was on a sweater somewhere. And usually had plenty of sequins and other shiny things that should never be allowed in a classroom (some of us are easily distracted). Do you have a picture of this in your mind? The only place we saw them was in elementary school, so these articles of clothing became aptly named "teacher sweaters." When I was in college, I had a couple of friends who were also studying education, and we would joke about becoming teachers and having/getting to wear "teacher sweaters." We were in the process of building up our wardrobes of teacher clothes, and "teacher sweaters" were the big joke. Back to the birthday present. I giggled for the rest of the afternoon after getting this present:

You cannot tell me that getting a "teacher sweater vest" at age 25 is not the funniest thing ever. She called me after I opened it (it had come in the mail), and, after we got done laughing about it, I asked her where she got it. K-Mart? Actually, it was eBay. That set off another round of laughing between us. A teacher sweater off of eBay for my birthday. With a sister like this. . .

I think I'm going to wear it on Friday. It's our last day before break and the only thing we're really doing is having a party. Besides, the high schoolers decided that the school is having a spirit week next week and Friday is "Wear your Christmas stuff" day. I could pull it off, right?!