Cody got deployed for Iraq in May 2008. They had to stay in San Diego, CA for a couple of months before actually leaving for Iraq. I was lucky enough to get a chance to visit him in San Diego over July 4th weekend.
Apparently Cody had planned on picking me up some flowers to surprise me (I LOOOVE SURPRISES, no matter how small they are) but my flight got delayed and I didn't make it in until midnight. By this point the flower shop at the airport was closed. I guess Cody still wanted to have a surprise in hand so he bought the next best thing... A HOT PINK, GLITTERY, DOLPHIN SHIRT! Anyone remember Lisa Frank trapper keepers?? Reminded me a lot of that.
To fully understand how funny this was you should know that Cody wasn't in any way trying to be funny. His thinking was exactly this... "Lacy got excited about seeing real dolphins when she was in Hawaii=Lacy loves dolphins=I'll get her a dolphin shirt!" So he went to the little girls section (because they only make these shirts in kids sizes for a reason) and bought me a girls large. Another funny thing about this is that i'm not what most people would call very "girly". I'll wear pink occasionally but glitter is definitely out of the question. Cody knows me better than anyone but somehow was surprised when I said I probably wouldn't wear the shirt out in public much. Ha!
I did wear it to class once. When Cody gave me the shirt I had just started physical therapy school and we were taking our gross anatomy class. We would spend 3 hours a day dissecting our cadavers and to make time pass we updated each other on our lives. When my lab group heard about the dolphin shirt they insisted that I wear it one day so they could see. Eventually the story spread to my entire PT class (poor Cody!) and I gave in and wore my famous shirt to our final exam one day. It later became known to my class at the "lucky dolphin shirt". Thanks Kim for taking a picture! This picture doesn't do it justice though because you can't see the GLITTER!!
While I was in San Diego we had to go to the Zoo! 
And we also watched a firework show on the 4th!
Even though it was a long time ago, Cody and I still laugh about my dolphin shirt. I really do love it because it reminds me of my simple, laid back, thoughtful husband and I wouldn't have him any other way. I promise I will have this shirt until my dying day! I just may not wear it out much... maybe if we have a little girl she can wear it!
HILARIOUS!!!!! hahahahaha!
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