The T-Shirt Project is an undertaking I decided upon after retiring a large number of the T-shirts I had worn for years in favor of a more fashionable, if slightly less eccentric wardrobe. These shirts all have stories, and I want to share them with you. So follows…
T-Shirt #1: Caribbean Soul
I honestly can’t remember how long ago I was gifted this shirt. It was either middle or high school, and probably a holdover from a some long gone Jimmy Buffet concert I never attended. It never “fit” but was always comfortable, and over the years, like most of my t-shirts, it’s become faded, worn, and ratty. Besides those facts, I love this shirt because it signifies the annual beach trip taken every year with my Mom’s side of the family. The beach has changed of the years (although in recent times we’ve settled on the Isle of Palms near Charleston, SC as a favorite) and has always been a wonderful way to relax, escape the technology tether of the internet, and focus on swimming, surfing, body boarding, music, reading, eating, and most importantly, family. It think the back of this shirt captures the essence of beach trips pretty fantastically.
My only reservation about this shirt would be that the alligators seem to be University of Florida fans for some reason or another. I suppose Kentucky Gators just wouldn’t seem as appropriate.
Hey, David! Steven gifted you with this one
You should ask your mom turn all your old favorites into a tshirt quilt so you don’t have to give them up entirely even if you’re not stylin’ in them anymore.
Hey! Thanks! And Thanks again! Mystery solved. I loved this shirt. We’re definitely holding onto them and there has been talk of some sort of artsy project, so we’ll see!