Mad For Plaid

          "Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."
                                                                                  -Martin Luther King Jr.


          Webster's Dictionary defines plaid as, "a checkered woolen cloth; the distinctive checkered pattern of Scottish tartans." Good new, plaid is not just for the Scottish!
          I don't remember the exact date or time that I fell in love with plaid for the first time, but I do remember that it was love at first sight. The plaid in question was a pair of blue and green plaid shorts. They were hanging delicately on a rack at a store in the mall. I saw them from across the room, and they took my breath away. I blushed when they caught me staring. But when they seemed to smile up at me, I couldn't resist going over to say,"hello."
          For a moment I just stood there. I was so captured by their beauty and unable to resist their charm. so I said to them,"Wanna come home with me?" They were slightly taken aback by my forwardness, but they continued to flash their price tag at me, and so I took that as a yes. I scooped them up in my arms, brought them to the cash register, paid, and then they were all mine.
          As I walked around the rest of the mall, proud of my new purchase, I knew that plaid and I were going to be partners for life!


The famous plaid shorts!

           While that particular pair of shorts and I had a great run, there was an unfortunate incident that, quite literally, tore us apart forever.
          It happened one night when I was showing off to some friends how well I could do the splits(which isn't very well, btw). My shorts decided they wanted to be just like me, and so they did some splits of their own.
         Well, to say the least, it was a very embarrassing moment for me. Once everyone got over the initial shock, though, we mourned the loss of my most beloved pair of plaid shorts. And the next day a big, bald guy in a stinky truck came and took them away from me forever. It was a very sad day ='( !!! 
          Since that day, however, I've begun to acquire many other plaid items for my wardrobe. Last I checked I'd acquired plaid PJ's, a plaid dress, a plaid skirt, three pairs plaid shorts, and three plaid shirts. Yes, I LOVE plaid!!!
          And if I, after all that, haven't made you fall in love with plaid, you must be one of those people who dig horrid stripes! =)
         You know some thing, though? From the time you finish reading this blog on to the end of your life, plaid will always be a part of you. You may try to resist it, but truth is whenever you see something plaid you'll probably do two things. First, you'll think of me and this blog =). Second, you'll take another look at that plaid item and think to yourself,"Wow! Plaid really is amazing, isn't it?" And goodness, maybe you'll do a third thing too. You may want to go up to that plaid item and say,"You wanna come home with em?"=) Whichever you choose,though, to resist it or to embrace it, plaid will now and forever be a part of you.




The Siblings! It seems that I alone am "Mad for Plaid!"

        In conclusion, I would like to say, even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still go out and buy all the plaid I could get my hands on. =) Plaid is my apple tree!