The Sun Vet Mall Sweatshirt

"Mom, when did you know you were in love with dad?"

"It was the summer of 2021, and me and my girlfriends just got vaccinated. We got heroes from JTs, a bag of sour cream and onion UTZ, and the White Claw sampler pack and headed to Robert Moses. It was the perfect beach day. My friend Lucy was supposed to be picked up by her boyfriend Tommy. He bailed because he wanted to see everyone he knew from high school at Applebees Neighborhood Bar and Grill. A guy on the blanket next to ours offered to drive one of us home. I lived closest to him, and Lucy took my spot in the car. The sun was setting, and we were driving over the bridge in his PT Cruiser convertible. I told him I was cold so he handed me a 80% cotton 20% polyester midweight hoodie with the classic Sunvet Mall logo printed on it, with dual sleeve print. One says SUNVET, the other says EST. 1973 the year the Sun Vet Mall opened. When we got to my house, lightning bugs were all around, and I said, "I suppose I should go" and he told me, "Give me back my sweatshirt, I love that thing" so I did, and we kissed"