The Guess? Belt

When I married my husband many years ago, I had this cute black Guess? belt. Over time, I grew completely out of it and it would only fit about three quarters around my waist. So I put it away. First, in a closet in the first home we owned in St. James, Missouri. I remember the exact shelf inside our modest master bedroom closet.

Over the years, we have moved from St. James, Missouri, to Rolla, Missouri, to West Plains, Missouri, to Honolulu, Hawaii, to Houston, TX and now to Lumberton, TX. I have learned that when you move nearly every two years, if it wasn't taken out of the box from one move, we didn't need it. You can imagine how many things we've rummaged through and give away before the next move. For some reason, I never parted with that black Guess? belt. I am unsure why. Maybe to hold onto what I once was, or my 20's...who knows.

Here we are in Lumberton, TX and there the belt sits on a shelf in our master bedroom's closet, just as it did years ago. I have been on a weight losing/ health kick first in Hawaii (4 years ago) when I lost 36 pounds and now again where I have a goal to lose an additional 30 (17 are gone!). So today, I pulled out some of my smaller jeans trying to find some to fit and they are too big now too! So, there I went looking for a belt to hold them up, until I can get some jeans that fit. Low and behold, there lies the black Guess? belt. I thought about it and decided to give it a shot. It is 2 holes away from where I once wore it, but as the photo shows, it FITS!

Who knows why we hold on to some of the things we do, but we do. Whether it sentimental reasons or not, it's human. Even though I am unsure of why this belt held such a place with me that I just could not part with it. I am glad that I didn't. I can not remember being this excited about an item of clothing since the 80's! All because of a black Guess? belt!