The Suburban Sombrero

 

My mom gave me this hat "for when you take the kids to the pool this summer."  This is classic behavior for my mom. She also renews my subscription to "Gourmet" magazine every year and bought me a creme brulee torch--she has a very optimistic view of who I am. As a mom should.  

(Read The "Earthquake Cake" if you want to understand why these are enormously hopeful gifts.)

I'm calling this hat The Suburban Sombrero, like the Urban Sombrero that sunk Elaine's career at J. Peterman on Seinfeld.  

  I don't know about you, but I can hardly make it though the day without a Seinfeld reference siddling its way in somewhere.  

Suz found this montage on YouTube of The Top 100 Seinfeld Quotes.   Suz will get upset if you don't watch it.  Suz is happy you read her blog.

Comments

[ModernMom]

Ah,Moms DO give the most heartfelt presents don't they? Do we get to see pics of your perfected creme brulee next??

[Samantha]

you look like you should be at the races with the OC Housewives!

[Suz]

Wait a minute...where ARE you??? Under the tent????
So cute.
I also love Seinfeld as well as "friends".
I remember too many of the episodes, that is why I can't remember important stuff.

Can't get the montage, I went to your hospitality site.....you are subliminally trying to book hotel rooms arent' you????

[carissa]

oh... i think i need an urban sombrero... now if i get a hat like that... i want to look like YOU in it! :)
very pretty!

[Elaina Avalos]

I think it would be pretty darn funny if my Mom had grand ideas for me seeing as how her idea of cooking is throwing some frozen Marie Callendar's dinners in the microwave. Wait. Maybe I shouldn't have said that, I think she reads your blog. I'd be likely to buy the creme brulee torch and the subscription to Gourmet. To which my Mom would say, "What would you do with those?"

On another note, I love Seinfeld. As I love Friends. I will have to go back and watch the montage of Seinfeld clips later. I frequently find myself slipping into lines from the show but yada, yada, yada you don't want to read about that.

- Elaina

P.S. I dare you to wear the hat.

[Julie @ Angry Julie Monday]

That is hilarious. I think we all need to do fashion shows and take turns wearing the hat. Or maybe we need to do a Del mar blogging/twitter trip?

[Amy]

oh noooo, maybe the hat could go around the world and bloggers could post a photo with it on...what do you reckon?

[Kelly George]

maybe I can borrow your hat for my trip to the Kentucky Derby????? Something to think about :)

[Mental P Mama]

Moms are the best. When I first moved to NYC, my mother gave me a monogrammed blanket cover I slept on a futon. With no blanket. And for Christmas that year, she gave me some silver serving pieces "for when I entertained." I never laughed so hard in my life. I could not afford to feed myself. Much less "entertain." I'd better see that hat on you this pool season;)

[Sara]

OHHHHHHHH, then you totally appreciated my tweet about making your doctor wait until you were ready for HER!

Too funny! I didn't even read this when I sent that!

I'm more likely to quote Friends during the day...so I totally know where you're coming from!

[PJ]

I want to see what you're going to be wearing under that sombrero. Hopefully something retro and kitschy. As of late your photos have been sublime. Here, here!

[Anonymous]

This is a little much, but you still look cute. I think I have seen every Seinfeld. I miss that show.

[MomZombie]

Love the Seinfeld quotes. Miss the Seinfeld show. I like the idea of sending the hat all over the Internet. Maybe along with the creme brulee torch. You could hold a contest: Most unconventional use of hat and torch in domestic setting?

[Cara]

Maybe the dingo ate your baby, yadda, yadda, yadda. Now that I watched that and got a refresher you know I am going to me saying it constantly (LOL).

[grant forest]

I'm liking this idea of sending this cat around the blog-o-sphere. Of course, partly because I don't have blog myself. It could be big. like where's Matt? You certainly seem to have enough readers.

[Ducksfan]

Are you watching this game tonight? OT! The Ducks really want it bad. Finally. Let's Go Ducks!
Oh, yeah, cute hat yadda yadda yadda

[Serendipitous Girl]

SSG is happy you write this blog and thinks you're the cutest person ever. And SSG LOVES HERSELF some Seinfeld!

[Stacy]

I was thinking you looked like Samantha in the Sex and the City movie. She was in CA...so it must totally be in style, right?? ;)

[The Glamorous Life]

Oh that mom.
So concerned about skin cancer and your delicate skin.
Promise me you will not wear that while out with me.

:)

[Big Hair Envy]

Lookin' HAWT there Mama!!!

Seinfeld quotes....all three of us, multiple times per day:) Wait. That didn't sound right...

[Daytrippingmom]

So what are you planning to wear with your super fabulous suburban sombrero?

[Val]

Hat -- adorable! I want one.

[Kristin A.]

wow. now THAT is a hat. hey it could be worse. it could be bright yellow. it looks like a perfect hat to wear when lunching with the ladies... hehe

[Rochelle]

I have a hat very similar to that, except I bought it for myself! I'm new here, that's my excuse.

[Debs]

Obviously you're not master of your domain. Otherwise, you'd not wear the hat.