I love that shirt - for so many reasons. It is super comfortable. It is the best travel shirt I have ever owned. I could pack it and it would never come out wrinkled. It has a nice big pocket with a zipper where I could keep my passport, boarding pass, phone and still have room for some treats.
It keeps me cool with its vented back. And I could wear it with jeans or shorts as easy as I could wear it with dress pants. Did I mention that it is the most comfortable shirt I have?
It has kept its shape and held up great through the years. Well that was until this last weekend. On Friday when I went to put it on, one of my fingers went right through the fabric. It was worn out.
Needless to say it was a sad day for me. That shirt and me have gone through a lot together I've worn it for many special occasion and on many trips. I didn't realize how many special occasions until I started looking through some photos. These brought back some great memories not only of the events but of the wonderful people who have seen me in this shirt. Lets take a trip down memory lane.
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| Oakland California at A's game (Sept 2013) |
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| Papahashi riding the CalTrain from San Jose to San Francisco. (Sept 2013) |
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| Papahashi with his girlfriend at the Donny and Marie show in Las Vegas (Sept 2013) This was part of the Papahashi Concert Tour '13 |
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| Granny's Drive-In, Heber, Utah (Sept 2013) On our way to visit Alana and Luke and Tracen Do you see the guys behind me? |
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| Out for BBQ in Rexburg, Idaho (Feb 2013) |
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| At Home with Meika and Tyken - Sometime in 2012 - I 'm having a problem dating the pictures based on what I'm wearing |
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| In Rexburg with Tracen - Sometime in 2012 |
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| Christmas at home (2012) |
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| Either coming from or going to the Allred Cabin - August 2011 |
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| Birthday - April 2011 |
You can see that this shirt has travelled a few miles.
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| Nothing better than being with your favorite people in your favorite place wearing your favorite shirt Erika's grad from BYU Hawaii |
These last two pictures are pretty special to me. This really is my favorite shirt but like I said, its because of the memories of the events when I wore the shirt and in the case of these pictures, its the great people I was able to hang out with when I wore the shirt.
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| I think I may have inherited the shirt thing from my dad. He would often wear plaid shirts. This picture is no exception. He's wearing his uniform and I'm wearing mine. I sure do miss him and his plaid shirts. This picture was taken at Sharon and Darren's place a couple of years ago. |
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| This is the oldest picture I could find with me wearing the shirt. For those who know the family you can see why its a special picture. It was one of the last times we were all together with Grandpa Rex. And there is Jim in the back wearing his uniform. A T-shirt with a pocket. Taken at Dave and Brenda's place in Aug 2007. |
Sure, it could be sewn and perhaps give me a couple more years, but it wouldn't be the same. Its served me well. Its time for it to be retired. As you can see, the shirt has had a good life. Its well travelled and has had great company.
Another reason to retire it is because some of you are tired of seeing me wear it. On the other hand, you may not recognize me if I'm not wearing it.
