Would YOU Wear This??

I'm no fashion expert, I will freely admit that. I have no clue what is going on in the fashion world. I skip over the fashion channel on TV as fast as I possibly can. I can't say I have ever read a fashion magazine. I couldn't tell you what is hot and what is not. I wouldn't know high end, trendy fashion if my life depended on it. BUT, I do know what I would never wear, and that is a giant bug on my head. Who the heck would buy this hat??? It's in a shop in a very chic part of Munich, Germany. It MUST be expensive. There is nothing on that street that isn't expensive. Okay, let's face it, this is an expensive hat! To wear this hat, someone would have to shell out some mighty big dollars!

Honestly though, I would love to go to a dinner party where someone was actually wearing this...this...thing. What would one say to someone wearing a hat with a giant bug on it? Could I lie and say, "Nice hat!"? How could I not stare? How long would it be before someone smacked her on the head thinking it was a real bug? How long before she would leave in a huff saying, "Hmph, those peons wouldn't know fashion if their life depended on it! Take me home Armando!"

So, am I missing something here? Have I not been paying attention? Are more and more ladies wearing giant bugs on their heads?? Is this the 'in' thing to be doing? Am I that out of touch?

A Wee Bit of a Christmas Post

That was a darn good Christmas, I tell ya. If you are going to be anywhere in the world for Christmas, I can't think of a more festive place than Munich! The only thing that would have made it better would be friends and family. But, thanks to this new fangled internet thingy, the world has become a much smaller place, and we can talk to our loved ones and feel as if they are here with us. And, we did just that.

I would write more, but, man am I tired. Christmas is tiring! The sugar high induced by fists full of chocolate and candy, followed a bit later by a thudding crash once the sugar stops doing it's thing is part of the reason, I suppose. Excitement? Yes. Even as an adult, after all of these years, Christmas is still exciting. And, now, with a one year old, it is starting to get even more exciting. Oh sure, our little guy is a bit young still to really know what is happening...but, he still have a fun day and it enriched our Christmas experience as a result. And, it's only going to get better as the years go on.