Because I am the biggest freak of nature ever, I managed to lose weight this summer while working at an ice cream shop.

So my pants are suddenly too big. Which means, of course, I get new pants. And even better than new pants, I get to be able to wear pants that I loved but had gotten too tight. Best ever!

(Also now fitting is my knee-length herringbone tweed skirt that makes me feel like Lauren Bacall, just in time for the apparent second coming of tweed. The whole mall is like tweed-city. I’m in preppy-fashion heaven.)

Tonight I had one of the best nights since I’ve come home from Toronto. My brother and I went music-shopping, drank tea at a tea-shop, and found an anniversary card for my parents. Because of their impending anniversary.

We wound up getting a comedic anniversary card. It features a cartoon husband and wife unenthusiastically thrusting gifts at each other. On the inside it says something like “We’re glad you’ve kept the magic alive.”

We did seriously consider buying them a sympathy card.

I love my brother.