So these socks - from LL Bean - have also been around since college, and provide awesome memories. They are one of few "sized" pairs of socks- so they "fit" to my small feet.
Did you notice the hole? Since these are perhaps one of the more expensive pairs in my collection - - and I still wear them on occasions that require me to be outside in the winter - I have worn them less recently. (This winter has been too mild, so it doesn't really count!)
They have come in handy on several other cold occasions- such as skiing with the family in Colorado, and those early mornings at dog agility shows.
The day will come when I have to get rid of - or replace - this particular pair. That day won't be in the near future. I guess I'm a girl who is too sentimental about her socks. But I guess I'm also the girl who is posting about socks every day this month, so you probably knew that already.
But back to the crew team in college, for a moment. That experience was - definitely - one of the more defining experiences in my life. I had more than my share of "incidents" - from leaves stuck on the rudder making me fairly unable to steer - to an actual "crash" when warming up for a race, that left the person in the front (bow) of the boat trapped between two oars (very scary!)... I learned a ton about teamwork, confidence, and athleticism. The athleticism push didn't take hold until several years later- but I'll probably digress more about that when get to my running sock collection!
