Last night was Last Thursday here in Portland and both my wife and I were there.  This marks our second Last Thursday in a row and we're still surprised how many people show up.  It's a wonderful thing.

I had to "drag" my wife out of the house to go because she wanted a sarong that we saw last time and she really wanted to go back to get it.  I say drag because I had to work late that night and we both didn't think that we'd have time to go.  Also, she wasn't having the best of days, so getting her out of the house was beneficial to both her and my sanity.  

So we're there.  Looking for the sarong lady.  And looking.  Until we found her!  Low and behold, the one sarong my wife wanted was gone.  In the car ride over, I told her that if it wasn't there that she'd find another one that she'd just HAVE TO HAVE.  Well, she found it.  It looked great after the sarong lady helped her strap it on but the fun started when my wife looked in the mirror next to the booth and said "Oh my god, I look like a hippie".  Well, for those of you who've been to Last Thursday know that it's kind of a hippie thing.  With that said, there were quite a few hippie-esque people walking around.  Hell, when I say few I really mean the majority.  So when my wife says this, who do you think is standing right next to her?  That's right, a little hippie girl.

My wife, embarrassed and not wanting to offend, grabbed the girls shoulder and promptly apologized.  She was not offended and laughed along with my wife and said that she herself often wakes up in the morning, looks in the mirror and says "boy, do I look like a hippie today".

We all had a good laugh and nobody was offended.  The only casualty was my wife’s embarrassment which I'm sure wore off a little while later.

As for the sarong, it looks great and like my wife mentioned on the way home; "I'll wear it every day this week... until I put it in my closet, never to be worn again".  Or something along those lines.  Did it brighten her day?  Yes.  Was it worth it? Hell yes!