Shopping adventure

Today is day 4 out of 5 that I have off in a row, the most time off since I started work in late July! Today was a shopping day, since I figured the stores were more likely to be crowded tomorrow.

I went to Pearlridge Center, the odd uptown / downtown place with the small monorail and the confusing layout. First stop, Macy's. They were having a sale and I had a Macy's credit card... I found some good buys on the Jones New York brand, and I was desperately in need of new clothes. Now that I no longer have a real fall / winter season, my summery stuff has been getting awful tired.

I noticed a bright pink jacket that I liked but was still full price, more than the three items I'd picked out all combined. I mentioned that to the sales lady as I paid, that I would just wait for it to go on sale.

"Oh, I can't take the risk," she said, laughing. "I'm one of those small size people and our small sizes just fly out the store. If I wait for things to go on sale, it's too late. They're all gone. I'm just so tiny. Too many of our island ladies are my size."

I was thinking, oh, good thing I'm a heifer and can wait for sales. But I just nodded and smiled, keeping myself amused with what her face would look like if I had actually said that... Yes, little skinny miss, go ahead and insult the paying customer...

Next stop, Arby's. They do a mean roast beef. I don't usually like roast beef because it's often tough and stringy, but never at Arby's. We had coupons in the paper for Moolattes at Dairy Queen, but there's no DQ at this mall. I could go for a Moolatte. My mom introduced me to those. Mmmm, mmmm. (Gotta keep my figure up so I can buy those big sizes when they go on sale... tee hee tee hee)

After lunch, I went to Borders and bought a couple of books and magazines. Then I left Pearlridge altogether and headed towards the Sports Authority, also running Veteran's Day sales. I bought an aqua-fitness kit there with a buoyancy belt, dumbbells and webbed gloves so I can do resistance exercise more easily in the pool, and I also bought a long sleeved wetsuit shirt.

I often feel chilly in the pool these days from the waist up, so I thought this shirt would help me use the pool all year round. And it worked. That thing is HOT before you get in the water, and then it's fine. So I topped off my shopping with thirty minutes of flailing about in the pool with my new toys. I've felt pleasantly tired ever since.

So one day left before work begins again on Wednesday. Looking forward to what the day will bring!