Even though this Saturday is filled with birthday parties, holiday company parties from pwc, yahoo, intuit and sony…I am having my housewarming party co-hosted with my roommate and my downstairs neighbors (didn’t get the invite, let me know!)

And it took a total of 30 minutes for me to go into a thrift store and find my ugly sweater. You could find me pawing through racks of used clothing (something I never do). Too nice? Too plain? Too coordinated? It was nice having to look for that bright colors and tacky decorations. Strangely enough, I saw one sweater on a rack in a corner and made a mental note to return if I couldn’t find anything better. But when I did come back, a middle aged latino lady was holding it out to her son, “¡Qué bonita!” Then she put it into her growing bag of clothing.

I didn’t want to tell her that I wanted it for my ugly sweater holiday party.

Although nothing can beat the clown sweater.