New Fenom gi! In BLUE!

I'm getting a new gi!  Actually, I'm getting TWO new gis.  I have lost all of my baby weight, so it is time to retire my beloved post-partum Fenom Classic gi.  The problem is, I love it so much, I can't stand to go back to my Grappler Gear gi (the one I'm wearing in the picture with Kyra Gracie).  This gi was handed down from a brown belt who said he just had it hanging around, could anyone use it?  It wasn't too long, short, tight or loose, but it never fit right.  I always felt like I was fighting my pants to do anything but stand, and I could choke myself with my own collar.  Of course, when I first started BJJ, I didn't know what to look for in fitting a gi.  I'm not sure I know now, but I definitely have a better idea.



Old Faithful, the postpartum gi



When I'm rolling, I never think about my Fenom gi (A2, Classic).  When I want to grab it, it's there.  When I need to move over it, it's not in the way.  When I move, my body is the limiting factor, not my gi.  But when I'm getting dressed, I do curse the pants quite a bit these days.  The waist just wasn't made to go that small.  Time to buy an A1.  The blue is really pretty, and the price ($65!)  is fantastic - definitely getting the blue.  The question is, do I want another black one for my second gi? 

White is hard to keep looking clean, and I would never wash a white gi with my black or blue gi, but I might wash black and blue together (thus saving on laundry).  My only hesitation is that the black pants are a slightly heavier weight than the Lotus (white) and the blue.  Summer is coming, and I don't care how much you crank the AC, rolling in Florida in a gi is HOT.  Might as well give myself the advantage of lighter pants.  Decisions, decisions.