She's Rejecting This Sweater

Mindy and I have a running joke about when we don't like something we're wearing or we don't feel comfortable in it that our body is rejecting that particular clothing item. For example, for Allyson's wedding we all wore purple except for Mindy since it was Allyson's wedding colors. She had purple in her closet but, as she solemnly told me, "My body was rejecting all of the purple in the closet, so I had to wear black instead."

This is a picture of our dog Licorice in her Christmas sweater. Doesn't that sweater look like something someone would wear to an ugly sweater party? Anyway, we think she looks pretty cute in it but as soon as you put her in it, our rambunctious, irrepressible dog is suddenly rendered immobile. She stands absolutely still and looks at everyone like something is off, almost as if we have betrayed her because she hates that sweater. It's heartbreaking and hilarious all at once.

I know this picture doesn't quite capture the essence, but Licorice is definitely rejecting her Christmas sweater.