Clothing Crisis

I'm having the great clothing crisis of 2008. I'm going home tomorrow night for 4 days to visit with my family and bringing Robbie with me. I'm also taking him to meet some old high school teachers of mine. As the days grew closer to us leaving, the more anxious I started getting. I'm making this into a bigger deal than when he even met my parents. Any one who knows me, however, can attest to the relationship I had with a select few of my teachers growing up. He's going to meet the people who molded me into the academic and personal mindset I am today. Essentially, these people were extra parents, they watched me cry, watched me fail, watched me pick myself back up again and the cycle would continue on. They hugged me, supported me, encouraged me, taught me life lessons I'll never forget. They spent more extra time and energy on me than I could ever have asked even my parents to give then sent me into the world with a pat on the back and a "go get 'em" attitude. I've been fairly successful and kept close relationships with them, particularly the man I still call "mentor" and now "dear friend". The last time I saw him was over a year ago when he had a brain aneurysm and I drove 600 miles roundtrip to hold his unconcious hand in the hospital. One month later I drove back to see him alive and stronger than ever in his home up north. All I've ever wanted to do was be successful not only for my self but for him and the others who predicted great things from me. I guess I'm just afraid they'll not like Rob or disapprove of him which is a completely unrational fear. But, like my father and step-father, they've always been highly critical of the people I've dated and when they found out a past boyfriend and former student of theirs had cheated on me, you would have thought he'd murdered someone...they were that angry. Showing Rob part of a life that was and still is so important to me and showing them the same is just so agitating for me. The old and the new will unite, stare each other down and decide if I am spending or spent my time wisely. In some ways, the event will be epic.

And, I have nothing to wear.