oh yes i did . . .

so a friend was chattering on facebook about getting creative and redesigning a jacket she loves.  my brain, what is left of it . . . she who made the strombolis tonight and forgot the sauce . . . zinged me to my closet and made me grab an old 70's jones of new york plaid fitted suit jacket from which i could never be parted.

i knocked off a layer of dust and tried that puppy on.  just as i suspected, the shoulder pads could easily protect the entire defense of the ny giants.  or, think linda evans in dynasty:

whatever.  i ripped out the seams and pulled out five pounds of padding on each side.  tried it on and after a trip to the dry cleaners, it is going to rock with a pair of dark wash jeans and a cami.  if i had riding boots, i'd look like an extra from Black Beauty, except i'd look more like mickey rooney than elizabeth taylor.

color me happy.