Day after Thanksgiving: so far, it’s been pretty good. Sad thing, John did have to go back to work, but we got to sleep a little bit and have a nice breakfast, and then he did get going on his weekly word goal before heading out to bring home the bacon.
I cleaned the house a bit and then returned some movies to blockbuster…then…on the way home, I decided to stop by the store. I KNOW. I’m crazy- but I was desperate for new pants. I’ve taken to wearing my grey fleece pants whenever I’m not at work. I have a pair of jeans or two that I used to wear all the time…and honestly, they aren’t comfy anymore. OK. I ADMIT IT. I’VE GAINED 7 POUNDS. It’s upsetting. I’m not happy about it, but it’s the truth. And I just can’t seem to drop it…it’s not a lot of weight to gain, but, at the same time, it makes borderline clothes just a WEE too tight…
So anyway. I needed new jeans so that I didn’t have to have a diet/freak out talk with myself every morning when I had to do deep lunges in my jeans before I could bend over to get my hairdryer out of the drawer in the bathroom. One of my friends told me that she has a lot of luck at Nordstrom…and since I’m hating the teeny-bopper stores like American Eagle and Gap lately…I thought I’d give it a try. It’s a bit pricey….but I thought just MAYBE there’d be a sale. I was right, I found a couple pairs of jeans on my own when all of a sudden, a tall, attractive woman approached me and said, “Here, I’ll start a room for you. Are you looking for jeans?” I told her yes, that I was looking for something that wasn’t made for 17 year olds and something that does not classify as a “Mom-jean.” So she sent me to the dressing room and said she’d bring me some things to think about. I thought, “Oh no. She’s going to bring me those $200 ones that I saw and LOVED and can’t afford. She came back and gave me 5 or 6 pair of jeans that were, amazingly, all my size (I didn’t even need bigger ones!) and ALL from the sale rack. Half price off or more- then she came back when I had them on and told me which ones worked. There was a pair I loved, but they were a bit long. And guess what? Helpful Lady told me that if I wanted them I could take them home, wash and wear them, and then bring them back and Nordstrom would hem them FOR FREE. Yes. It’s true. Those ones, however fabulous, were still to expensive, and I really needed more than one pair, so I got two other pair that she brought me. Seriously, I bought two pairs of jeans at Nordstrom for less or the same that I would’ve spent at JC Penny. And you want to know the best part? I did it within 20 minutes. I’m not even lying. It was meant to be.
So I came home and did a few more email related odds and ends, and talked to my Mom and brother on the phone. I didn’t end up posting pictures directly on my website, but if you click on my Flicker badge you can see a few pics from yesterday. Now I’m going to try and write a paper and finish up the laundry.
Tomorrow is haircut day! I know…scary. I think it’ll be good.
