At My Own Leisure.

Jun 15, 2008 at 1:18 PM
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The past 18 hours have been my very own. No kids, very little Derek and a place all to myself. It's been amazing!*

I went shopping - with no rushing. No three year old going "I need a toy!" or a baby getting tired of going from place to place. I lounged, I cleaned with out having to chase a 7 month old around the place. Or with out a 7 month old chasing me around the place.

But the shopping was great. I spent 2 hours walking along the strip..the weather was amazing. Old Navy was by far my favorite because I love their clearance..I found a soft pink tee, black pleated skirt and a pair of undies (ON undies are my favorite) and flip flops (for Derek) for about $15! I love ON, for all of us. I can buy us all new clothes in one spot. But I knew I was ready to leave when this sweaty weird guy kept asking me for opinions on clothes and ended up trailing me in the store. And I went to TJ Maxx, a place I used to bypass because I find it annoying to have to dig for cute clothes. I bought Derek some stuff and then decided I would check out the shoes in case they had cute sandals. Right there, on the clearance rack, in size 8.5, were Nine West peep toe pumps..$10. Not only did they fit like a dream, but they are the exact shoes I need to go with my aubergine bridesmaid dress for Tal's wedding!

My loot from the past three shopping trips:

Black and White tote from ON (my every day bag), then from left to right: fun print skirt from Rue, cute hair band on top of it from Rue, plaid sleeveless shirt that is so light and comfy from Rue, sleeveless beige shirt from Rue. Bottom left to right: soft pink cotton tee from ON, three sets of earrings..Maurice's and Rue, brown peep-toe flats from Payless, my amazing peep-toe Nine West pumps from TJ, and burnt orange sleeveless dress from ON. I'm missing my cute blue s/s top from Rue..it's in the wash.

The OSU golf set in the background was Derek's Father's Day gift from the kids.

I am satisfied, materialistically, for the time being :)

It's 1:15 and I am still in yesterday's make-up, hair in a messy bun, and in my pajamas. Is this what life was like before kids? Wow, I miss it. But I miss my kids more.

Here are some pictures of recent things.