I had seen pipe bands in parades and thought how great they looked but hadn't really given any thought to ever owning a kilt. Years later I remembered a rather morbid conversation I'd had with my mom. She told me that when she died (she passed away in November 2003) she was going to leave me a good some of money (but, of course, she didn't say how much) and that she wanted me to spend it on something I really wanted. In June 2004 I recieved my inheritance. I bought a car which I needed and then thought about what do I really want. The Highland Games were coming up and I decided I really wanted a kilt in my family tartan to wear to my first Games. So I went to the local kilt store, got fitted and perchased my first (and, so far, only) tank. Then for some reason I put the kilt away and never wore it again until about three years ago when I found this site and started learning about all things kilt.

I've gotten a lot of very useful information from this site. When people ask me questions about my kilt like: where they can get one, when is it appropriate to wear one, do they have to wear a family tartan, etc. I tell them to look here and all their questions will be answered.