Julie R. Neidlinger: Lone Prairie Blog

No skirt goes unpunished.

written by Julie R. Neidlinger 3 comments link this post

Tonight was the Valentine's banquet at our church, the one I've been practicing for most dreadfully on the violin. I was to serenade the people whilst they ate their food.

I feel so badly for the people at the table right next to where I stood. Even the mute I used on the violin to help hold down the screeching couldn't have spared them much. How they kept their food down, I do not know. The banquet itself -- decorations and all -- were lovely.

I, however, wore black: a black skirt, shirt and shoes. I figured that was appropriate.

And the reason I don't wear skirts much?

"Julie, you're wearing a skirt!"
"Julie, look, you're in a skirt!"
"Hey, a skirt. Hey, Julie. Julie in a skirt!"
"What's this? A skirt?!!"
"Let's make a big, embarassing deal about Julie in her dorky skirt!"
"We'd better get a picture of Julie in her skirt!"

I looked stupid and sounded worse. That should about do it for me and skirts this year*. Public violin performances, too.

Have a Happy Valentine's Day. Enjoy a day of celebrating a Catholic saint who was decapitated.

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*Except for the evening church services in Nicaragua where I have to wear...you guessed it: a skirt.

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3 Comments:

Wow. You wore a skirt? ;-}

Pictures, we want pictures!

By Jim, at 12/2/07 05:43

I hear you on "skirts." Try BEING a missionary in Kenya. Yaohw!!!! My 17 year old daughter wore a skirt yesterday and I knew that was my clue to do the laundry by hand (we're nearly out of water.)

http://www.heatheronthenet.com/conFESSions/2D421155-407C-4988-A20C-FA794CF505F0.html

My confession? I hate skirts, too. That's my Africa "sacrifice" for Jesus --- every time I put one on.

By Heather Jamison, at 17/2/07 10:53

I hate skirts, too. Try being a missionary in Africa. That's real sacrifice for Jesus because you have to wear skirts - A LOT!!!

But I will only go so far. When I saw my daughter wearing one yesterday - I knew it was time to wash her clothes by hand:

http://www.heatheronthenet.com/conFESSions/2D421155-407C-4988-A20C-FA794CF505F0.html

I'm with ya on the banning of skirts!! Leave no skirt ironed.

By Heather Jamison, at 17/2/07 10:56

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