52 Tuesdays: Favorite Thrifts #21 (from the airport)

What: Leather Jacket
Where: Rhinelander Goodwill
Level of Love: Undecided

First, let's address the elephant in the blog: that is a terrible picture. Here's what happened. It was taken in an airport bathroom. I'm currently traveling back to Seattle on my way back from visiting my family in Wisconsin. The reason for the visit is both sudden and sad. My Grandpa Emmanuel (Manny) Firnstahl passed away. At the time that we got the rather sudden news that he had been rushed to the hospital, my Mom and Jim happened to be visiting us in Seattle. Which left my Mom with a very tough decision. Should she head back ASAP to hopefully be able to say goodbye to her Dad and be there with the rest of the family (keep in mind we weren't sure at this point what exactly had happened or how serious it was)?Or should she stay in Seattle the remaining five days with us and head back as scheduled. The fact that this decision was so difficult is a testament to how much my Mom loves me, because she was so torn over cutting our time short. Finally, we decided that the best solution would be for both of us to head back to Wisconsin on the next possible flight. And so, that's just what we did. We spent a few days with Grandpa and other family members in the hospital, and he passed away on Friday, October 25th. I'll leave it at that on this space, but if you're interested in reading the obituary you can find it here.

Now, back to the terrible picture of this lovely jacket. I'm sitting in the airport with some time on my hands and realize it's Tuesday. Zoinks! Why don't I use my extra time to do a thrift post! I've even got this cool leather jacket - a score from this very trip nonetheless - at the ready! Into the bathroom I go, and as I'm snapping this picture I think to myself, "Is this illegal? Taking a picture in a public bathroom? Am I about to be asked to leave the airport and never come back?". Clearly I have been ingrained with very deep respect and fear of the law. So, I decided not to risk taking another, even though it's a bit bleary and quite frankly not all that flattering.

I'm undecided about the jacket itself, for reasons I can't quite put my finger on. I've been looking for a leather jacket for awhile now, and leave it to the reliable Wisconsin thrift stores to deliver one to my exact specifications: bomber style, light brown leather, my size...but...I don't know. Maybe I'm just not a leather-jacket-person after all. In the end I decided to bring her home even though I wasn't 100% sold and give her a few test runs. We shall see.