Dan Goes Shopping

Dan will be 61 in December and since he was 18 he has worn either cords, jeans, flannels, or polo shirts to work. It is just who he is. Well, let me tell you we had quite a shopping experience today. Typically I do not shop with him because it takes forever to make a decision and we have to go to 4 different stores to "check everything out" and then we go back to the first store. I see what I need, get it and get out. Done deal, not so with Dan.

Our big cruise to Norway on the Queen Mary 2 is coming up and he has not 1 outfit suitable to wear to dinner! I kid you not...except for the jeans for the off shore excursions he doesn't have much to put in a suitcase. Eleven days is a LONG time with nothing appropriate to wear.

So we bought a tux--I had no idea that if you wear a tux twice it is about the same cost of renting it, but then you own it. Man, we should have done this a LONG time ago. Anyway, he looks SO good in that cumber bun and bow tie :). Then we bought a black suit with an assortment of shirts and ties. We have 2 formal and 4 dressy (elegant) dinners where coats and ties are mandatory. He is set! Then there are 5 elegant casual and that means open collar shirt with coat. So we got more shirts and a navy coat to go with Dockers. I'm telling you the man looks GOOD! Everything will be tailored to fit and all I need to do is wash the shirts.

About the shirts~ you won't believe this: one is a blue, yellow and white plaid button down collar, one is a gray button down and the third is a peach color with light blue lines running though it. They sound weird I know, but they are great look on him. So when I start posting pictures from the cruise, just be prepared! He says his closet will rival his son Brian's now! Dan in a suit coat for dinner!!

So after we got the stuff I reminded him that these items cannot go in the surfing duffle bag he takes everywhere. That means a piece of luggage to buy! Aya!!! Well, tomorrow he leaves on his annual golf trip/tournament to Mesquite, NV with the his "12 men friends." When he gets back at the end of the week, he will have to think about the suitcase issue.