Day 25 - A Heart-wrenching Tale

I was having a laugh with a friend after school today and explaining that I had enjoyed my day off with my husband.  We went out for lunch and did some shopping without anyone whining, complaining, or begging.  It was glorious!  I also shared a rather personal story with her about something exciting that happened. 

Now, this is the point where I will say, I wasn't NOT going to write this story, much less publish it for the world to read.  However, we had a good laugh over the story and she insisted that I write about it today.  So, I will write about it, but here are my disclaimers:

1.  If you don't want to read a personal story where I share too much information, stop reading now.
2.  If you are a man, stop reading now.  I promise, you will not understand.

Alright, if you decided to hang in there, you deserve to hear my story.  It's really quite sad, heart-wrenching even, but I will tell you upfront that there is a happy ending.

There I was, in the middle of teaching a guided reading group and I moved just right (or maybe just wrong).  I heard it.  That dreaded snapping sound that could only mean one thing.

Yep, my underwire broke.  I moved, it obviously didn't like it, and it quit.  Broke in two. 

It was my very favorite bra and I don't say that lightly.  I'm not that girl that has 59 bras in my dresser drawers.  I have a hard time finding a bra that both fits correctly and is comfortable.  You know what I mean?  Straps that dig into the shoulders?  Underwire that pinches?  It's awful!  It is a VERY RARE day that I find a bra that I like, and when I do I always buy two.

I found this particular bra at a store in an outlet mall that I don't often visit because it's more than an hour away from my home.  It's a once per year type shopping trip that usually involves school clothes shopping, so you can image when I found this bra and liked it, I snapped up two immediately.  They aren't anything fancy, they were plain, basic colors, but they were so comfortable!

Anyway, there I was, elbow deep in the guided reading group and I heard the almighty snap.  I knew what it was.  I didn't have to check.  I didn't need to feel the poke to know what had happened.  The sound was enough to send me spiraling into sadness.  I knew that when I got home at the end of the day I would have to part with her.  It was a sad day indeed, even my husband knew it was my favorite and felt bad for me.

Two days later, bra number one still a painful memory, I arrived at daycare to pick my daughter up at the end of the day.  She came running over with her arms held high and wanting to be picked up.  I bent over to scoop up my little lady and...SNAP! 

It was that sound again.  Are you kidding me?  I could not believe it!  The second bra!  Broken!  Just like that!  It was like the bras had a certain number of wears, I hit that number, they broke, job over!  Two bras purchased on the same day, died within two days of each other.  It was heart-wrenching!

Now what was I supposed to do?  I looked at all the stores in my town, the closest big city, and then another.  I still couldn't find a replacement.  I could find the correct brand but not the correct style.  It was awful.

Then I take a day off with the hubs and one of our stops was Kohl's.  I had gone into the dressing room to try on an outfit I had picked out and my husband took off for the men's department.  As I began to walk over to find him, I meandered through the children's section...I always have to check out those 70% off racks, right?  Next, I came to lingerie and I knew men's was just on the other side so I cut through the racks hoping for a short cut.

Guess what my purse strap caught on?  YES!  I literally got caught on a hanger of the exact bra I had been looking for!  Crazy, I know!  Not only did they have the bra, they had my size AND they had it in pretty colors!   I snatched up two immediately!  And then, like a gift from the heavens, my eyes landed on the sign above the rack.  It really wouldn't have mattered if they were $50 apiece, I would still have purchased two.  However, they were one sale!  Buy one, get one half off! 

It was amazing!  I heard angels singing and everything!  It was a shopping trip that was meant to be.

And that, my friends, is the bra story that had my friend laughing today.

I hope it gave you a laugh too!  :)