A momentous event has occurred in my life, and I feel it is only right and fair for me to share it with you:
I have bought an umbrella.
Now, some of you probably think this is a ridiculous statement... of course I bought an umbrella. Everybody buys umbrellas. They use them for a while, they break, you buy a new one.
Well, not me.
See, I'm from Seattle. If you use (or maybe even own) an umbrella in Seattle... you're pretty much labeled either a tourist or a wimp. Sorry, but it's just the way it is.
But here's the problem. I live in Philly now. And the rain here? Well, it's a little different than in Seattle. As in, there are huge, fat, enormous raindrops that fall quickly and furiously to the earth below. And if you don't have an umbrella, you'll be soaked in about 2.7 seconds.
So, the confession is, that I have indeed been using umbrellas since moving to Philly four years ago. However! I had been using free umbrellas (I received two thanks to TD Bank and one from a friend), and hadn't bought one of my own. Sadly, though, my free umbrellas have run their course, and when I opened the last one to find that half of its spokes were broken.... I caved. It was time. And I bought an umbrella.
Let me just say, I love my new umbrella. I love that I got a big one (because I'm often carrying stuff to/from work and Josh and I can both actually fit under it), and, well, I absolutely love the colors of it. Big surprise coming from me, huh? =)
And, Josh thinks this picture is a bit silly, but I rather like it:
I think this also marks the first official self-portrait I have on this blog... though it's not the typical, artistic, "this is me", introspective kind of self-portrait. But hey, it is still me in the photo. =)
And, just in case you were wondering, it keeps the water off fabulously well. Again, this is one of those photos that looks better if you click on it for the large image -- then you can see all the water droplets (which make it look pretty cool).
With that said, I hope if you have to endure rainy days, you at least love your umbrella as much as I do. I know that will be hard to accomplish, but it will at least mean your grey day with be much happier. =)
4 comments:
I love the self-portrait, Hannah!! So very you.
Yeah for your umbrella! The rainbow is very "you," although I'm surprised you didn't go with orange. :)
Haha, I'm glad you both think my choices reflect me... I'm pretty sure that's a good thing :)
And Airika, I might've gone with orange, if they'd had it. I almost went with a very bright green, but it wasn't the big size, and, let's be honest, rainbows just make you happy all the time, right?
The colors and textures in the top and bottom shots are both great =). Love the grainy feel along with the bright colors. I'm also glad I'm not the one carrying the umbrella though.
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