I saw it at DD.

There’s a classic Dr. Seuss book out there called “And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street.” A boy is walking home and doesn’t see much of interest so his imagination starts to run wild. We had the book when I was growing up and I always think it when I see crazy things happen in an otherwise ordinary situation.

So this morning I took Baby #1 to the park while hubby was off doing his triathlon ‘stuff.”  On the way home from the park we stopped at Dunkin Donuts. Now, I’m more of a Starbucks kind of girl but I was craving an iced tea and Starbucks isn’t that convenient with the stroller.

As I got in line I noticed that the girl in front of me was wearing – black crocs, pink striped pajama bottoms, large sunglasses and a baby blue fleece bathrobe over the entire outfit. This was a make-no- mistake-about-it bathrobe. Not something that could be mistaken for a bathrobe, like an oversized sweater, but a real honest and true bathrobe.

I’m quickly tried to figure the situation out because at the next register was a guy, about the same age as Bathrobe Girl (mid-twenties), staring at her intently. He was wearing a t-shirt, grey sweat pants and sneakers. Based on his casual ensemble and the way he was looking at her I figured they were together.

She paid for her order and stepped back to wait and to let the next person in line (that’s me) up to the register. As she stepped back I hear Sweatpants Guy ask her – “So do you live around here?” My thought - there’s no way he’s trying to pick her up. I didn’t hear her complete answer because I had to order, but I heard her say something about her mother waking her up early to go to yard sales. Sweatpants Guy was shocked because he practically shouted out “You mean you’ve been walking around like this all morning?!?” She confirmed that yes indeed she had been out like this and based on her tone - she didn’t even care.

So Bathrobe Girl and Sweatpants Guy collected their order and headed out. They each went their separate ways. Everyone in line behind us was laughing. I thought it was pretty funny that the guy in sweatpants was passing judgment on the girl in the bathrobe, but when I told hubby the story he said pajamas and sweatpants are one thing, but wearing a house coat out in public takes it to the next level. I guess I just group all bedroom wear into the same category - lazy. I put it a few steps below gym wear. At least you can fake being active in gym clothes. There's no faking it in pajamas. Pajamas say - I was too lazy to even put my gym clothes on and fake being active.


Of course there's always the PeopleofWalmart. These people take it off the chart.