These were my many stops:
--KMart to get Martha Stewart Christmas stuff on clearance. I got 3 rolls of wrapping paper, tissue paper, and 4 boxes of ornaments. I tried to get those cute polka-dotted jammies Kristi had gotten for her girls, but they only had a 10/12 and even Whitney isn't that big yet. It wasn't crowded in there so the actually shopping was nice (well as nice as KMart can be), but they only had 2 cashiers open so the lines were still long.
The woman who was ringing me up looked at my driver's license and said, "Isn't it so nice that we look better in person than our driver's license photo?" I practically gasped. I didn't think my driver's license photo was bad, what a rude thing to say. I think she was just making chit-chat because then she launched into a story about her son getting his driver's license picture taken and having it taken twice, but then the 2nd photo was worse than the first but they wouldn't let him have the first photo. Still, I left there shaking my head and thinking what the hell? Nice people skills...NOT.
I then went to the bank (cash, cha-ching), the car wash (so pleasing), and the unfinished furniture store to scout out loft beds for the kids' room. They take 6 weeks to arrive, drat!
I saw this hilarious picture on a breaker box on the side of the road. Dwight K. Shrute makes his presence known even in Utah.
Apollo Burger drive thru where I read my book in line (happy day) and got lunch for me and Michelle. Then I went to Michelle's house to eat lunch with her, hold Eva, and chat for bit. Kristi called my cell phone while I was there, we can't seem to catch each other at a good time this week.
Braved the mall to exchange a couple games we'd gotten for Christmas, but already had. Cruised by Children's Place and Bath & Body, but both were zoos so I left empty handed. Went back to my car to put the heavy games away then drove around the other side of the mall to check our Archiver's. It was way too warm in there but I still managed to spend my $50 gift card and only had to add .85 cents to it (not that I was trying to stick to the card limit).
My big score of the day was at one of those little sunglass stands in the middle of the mall. The sunglasses I always wear are scratched and lame. They're not dark enough and I end up wondering if they work at all, so I've been wanting new ones. I got 2 pairs for $20 and am stoked (can I use that word?) because they're 400UV protection and give much better coverage than my old ones. Hopefully my sun headaches will diminish.
Costco to get groceries, renew membership and buy a King Size Memory Foam bed topper for our bed (Merry Christmas to us from my parents!). I'm so excited about this. The cozy just keeps getting cozier, I may never want to leave.
After that I returned a duplicate gift of Whitney's to Target, and bought a bunch of stuff there. It's so nice that even though it's busy there it's not crazy like it was before Christmas.
I then went across the street to the craft store and spent an hour scoring 75% off Christmas stuff. They have a good home decor section there so I kept going around and around choosing things, then putting them back, then rethinking them and so on. I bought 3 sets of 12 mini-decorative Christmas trees for $5.75 each instead of $25.99 each! I got the world's cutest polka-dot candle for $4, and 13 hanging photo frames for $2.50 each. (I want to go back and frame all our Christmas card photos and turn them into ornaments, thanks to Chanel's idea.) I used my Robert's gift certificates plus a little money. Score! The girls ringing me up were jealous of my purchases (right so). Ha.
I finished off my outing by sending 2 items of good mail at the post office (though I forgot my good mail labels dang it). Apparently with New Year's Day on Monday and then President Ford's burial Tuesday we won't have normal mail again until next Wednesday! Bummer. (Especially for you girls with weekend birthdays.)
So that's my very busy, but good day. I did get a sun headache, but it wasn't bad enough that I had to shut down. I didn't get irritable while shopping (other than at myself for being overheated), and I did all of my errands except for one. I just couldn't bring myself to go to Walmart for a return, I need my full strength for that and I'd left it to the end of the day so I'm sure that wouldn't have been a good combination.
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What a sweet shopping day! You got some great things! I haven't been out of the house this week, either, except to take the girls to the movies on Tuesday. It might be time to get some fresh air -- alone!
I think the new shades are very cute (glad they work!), and your drivers license picture is remarkably good! I can't imagine why she said that to you!
I love Dwight, so I would have been so excited to see that picture spray painted up there. Too funny!
Jill,
If the cashier's comment came after seeing that driver's license photo...then you must be drop-dead gorgeous because I think that picture is darling. Only drop-dead gorgeous describes something better.
Your deals are wonderful. How fun to have all of those gift certificates. Good for you...it sounds like a fun day.
I got a funny deal. I got some linen panel curtains. $7 a piece, on clearance . . . what a bargain. But, when we hung them they made the tan (we've been painting this break) look peach. Cali fairly shouted, “Quick get them down before it ruins the color permanently in our heads and we can only see it as peach." I had Ty and Ande return them to WalMart yesterday. They didn’t have the receipt, so WalMart refunded them $18 a piece…even though the clearance sticker of $7 was loudly printed in pink on the front of the package. We made $44 off of WalMart because of their stupid return policy. I will go in once again and try to explain what happened, but I know what they’ll say (because it happened once before). They’ll say in a rather snotty voice, “I’m SORRY MA’AM, but I can only give you what the computer says. I HAVE TO GIVE YOU $18.” Maybe you should have made your Wal-Mart return yesterday. It might have been the clincher to a great day.
Actually, before reading what you had written about your license...I thought that is a WAY good picture. My license is VERY scary. And that is not exaggerating.
Sounds like a great day of fun shopping. I didn't find anything worth buying this year. All of our stores cleared everything out by the 27th it seems. Now everything is Happy Valentines Day and Mardi Gras. Crazy!
Way to go on scoring so many deals. I guess that is the beauty of gift cards the after sales right?
I think your drivers license photo is one of the best I have seen!? I am really surprised by that comment! What a fanstastic day for you...8 hours??? I don't think I have spent 8 hours alone since having kids...that is wierd to think, but it is true (the truth is, now that I have had kids with me all the time I am VERY uncomfortable for long periods of time by myself...strange, I know!!) Still, a day of shopping and returning without kids sounds heavenly!
What a day. I usually have a 3 stop max before I get shopping overload. That is better then my one stop max with the kids. I bet it was fun to break it up by having lunch with a friend.
I didn't do much clearance sale shopping, I usually do, but I am in the "if I buy that, I have to move it" mind set. I saw great deals on wrapping paper at Michaels, but I don't want to move superflous wrapping paper!
You look great in your new sunglasses! They are key to avoiding sun headaches!
We got a loft bed at Ikea that we love. You have to put paint it and stuff but it has been great. I know you are getting an Ikea- not sure when.
As for your drivers licence- I would trade mine for yours anyday. You look happy and nice, I was so cranky from standing in line for 2 hours my photo looks like I want to shoot someone.
what a crack-up about the driver's license. I think your photo is great, so it sounds like it was just chit-chat gone horribly wrong. My photo was taken when I was pregnant with Lucas and I don't even think it looks like me.
I can't remember the last time I had eight hours to myself, it was probably when I was pregnant with Eva when Marc took the boys to Salt Lake on Easter Sunday and I was too sick to go. But I don't even know if that would have been 8 hours, and I don't know that it counts since I was too sick to enjoy it.
I haven't scored any good clearance deals. I actually went to KMart to look for MS wrapping paper and they didn't have any left. Should have gone to AF I guess.
Look at you all sassy in your new styling shades! Hopefully the bigger lenses will do the trick and prevent the sun headaches.
Love your new shades! So cute! So great that you were able to accomplish so much ALONE! Always a bonus! What I think is so funny about the painting of Dwight is that someone took the time to make a stencil and is now tagging all over the county. THAT is funny! So fun that you pulled over and took a photo of it!
Wow! You did great!! I have to laugh how for us women, "errands" is mostly shopping! How great is that!?!! I think you most definitely made up for 3 days at home!!
You did get a lot at Roberts! That was a ton of Christmas Tree's and frames. You'll have to show us pictures of that when you get it all set up!!
I loved you showing us all the pictures of your day, SO FUN!! I need my camera back so I can document more pictures on my blog, huh?!!
And I think your Drivers License picture looks pretty great! Mine is terrible and I will be getting a new one after the move (that way my address will be correct on there)! It has been driving me crazy (since I decided I needed a new one, because of the bad pic) to wait until we move to get it!!
Like the deals! I bought chargers -you know for plates -50% off. They are gold & I will use them year round, but they were in the'holiday' section.
I have $40 in free Kohl's cash to spend. The cashier gave it to me on my last visit -that was a good surprise. -ciao
what a great day!!! i had 4 hours to myself yesterday and thought i was in complete heaven! it's just so nice...and DIFFERENT. your dl looks awesome! mine looks atrotious (don't know how to spell that word) and adds (i think) AT LEAST 5 years on me. oh well. what are you going to do? who knows what that cashier was talking about! love your glasses.
very curious about the unfinished furniture store...what store is it? we are in the market for beds as well and were just talking about that tonight. i'd love to check it out.
You have been a shopping girl!! I did not buy any paper because last year I bought TONS and stored until Christmas then I saw so much cute new stuff that I have enough paper left over to last another 13 Christmas seasons!!!
I love your driving license photo too! Mine is terrible!
Good for you to have a day to yourself! You deserved it!
So lucky you can get cute, cheap sunglasses. My first pair of prescription sunglasses were clip-ons that were lost with my glasses at a lake in Atlanta. Gratefully we only had one more day of vacation.
My driver's license picture is repulsive. I've actually had cashiers smirk at it. I get to change it next year, but first I want to get lasik, so I don't have the restrictions, only I'm petrified of having eye surgery. Maybe that looming seven-month deadline will get me into the doctor.
jill, that photo of you is amazing!
you look great in those glasses!
i have some serious blog catching up to do, but just had to say hi and will read your week later tonight.
i did a little post christmas shopping today and totally scored, our target already has toys 75% off! bath and body $5.00 plug in scent thingies .
i hope to catch up soon. i am resisting from reading more, i have so much to do and I have grocery shopping to do.
8 hours.... ahhhhh heaven!
and embarassed to say, now I know why all the flags are flying half mast. good thing I didn't ask someone at Independence Hall, they would have thought I was crazy!!!
jill, that photo of you is amazing!
you look great in those glasses!
i have some serious blog catching up to do, but just had to say hi and will read your week later tonight.
i did a little post christmas shopping today and totally scored, our target already has toys 75% off! bath and body $5.00 plug in scent thingies .
i hope to catch up soon. i am resisting from reading more, i have so much to do and I have grocery shopping to do.
8 hours.... ahhhhh heaven!
ok sorry, i didn't refresh my computer and reposted!
Pretty funny about the license, I have been the butt of many ugly comments so I feel your "pain."
8 hours?! That's a long time. 3-4 is a good stretch for me. I really don't remember 8...
Too much good clearance stuff this week. The best deal was probably 4 shirts for Jessica for $7.46 including tax at Kohls.
Consider yourself lucky, my sister would actually use my old license photo as comic relief. She would look at it and just LAUGH. I'm glad it brought someone joy because I certainly didn't enjoy it. The DMV picture dude kept telling me to put my chin down to lessen the glare off my glasses, which then caused a horrible double chin and then he kept telling me to smile - which I don't like to do in photo's - so then I had this weird smile to go along with the double chin. I looked like Jabba the Hut, it was awful. Thankfully when we moved to Washington, I got a new picture and it's much better. Passport photos are much worse, you'll enjoy doing that for your trip to France if you haven't already. Are you going to post that to your site too? Heehee.
Also, I don't know if it's me you're wishing a Happy Birthday, since I know you have tons of friends, but since it's my birthday, I'm taking those birthday wishes! Thanks!
Sarah, of course it's you I'm wishing a happy birthday! If you click on your name it links to a picture of you. Ha.
No clearance scores or 8 hours alone for me. 2 hours seems like highway robbery these days. I'd gladly take the 8 hours but I am pooped out on spending money. I'm glad you scored though.
I forget to tell you a couple of posts ago - the vlog - that your hair color/cut looks fantastic. And in this one it's so silky looking.
I would almost kill for 8 hours to myself (don't worry I said almost). I would love it but be exhausted after so many activities!
So rude about the license! I would have had to restrain myself of saying something rude back!
Your drivers licence picture isn't bad at all. It's quite good actually! Why didn't I realize you're so photogenic? All of the pictures I see of you are good--even the ones you took of yourself during your marathon shopping day! People are funny. They say things like that when they want to tell you something. I'm sure her son probably got his license this week and she just wants to tell everyone in the world the "hilarious" thing that happened to him. It's nothing to do with you. It couldn't be!
Great day otherwise. Isn't it amazing how much you can get done alone? Friday morning Jeremy and I had to take the car down to the claims adjuster so they could look at some damage a falling rock did to my car. We had about half an hour afterwards and we went to Best Buy to make a return,. Bed, Bath and Beyond to get some stuff to organize the pantry and to an auto dealer to look at a car we are thinking of buying. It only took 20 minutes. It probably wouldhave been double that with the kids. I love alone time!
oh my gosh jill that is wonderful. i can´t believe that about the driver license that picture is really good. well i was out alone yesterday too for about 8 hours...with little money and in the middle of a very very crowded mall...here in mexico santa claus is very big now, but the 3 wise men are even bigger and that doesn´t happen until january 6th so everything is still caotic...it was nice to be alone although alf...kind of made me mad, so i ended up without him or the kids...and you are always thinking what are they doing...instead of just enjoying yourself....well it ended well at 11 pm eating tacos with my cousin her husband and child....miss you
ciao bella
Sounds like a great day to me. My best clearance score so far has been the pre-lit christmas tree. Can't wait to put it up next year!
I am hoping to get some me time for myself tomorrow. My husband never wants to go to Walmart, so when I want a little me time, I just have to say that's where I am going - ha!
You have a great drivers license photo. This world is full of people who have absolutely no social skills. Good grief - whatever happened to "How are you today?"
Happy New Year!
You can definitely use the word "stoked". And you look HOT in your license photo! Can't wait to see you this week!! Woohoo! (can I use THAT word?)
I LOVE the shot of you in your new glasses. The license story is sawesomje, especially because your photo is actually good! i have sso much to catch up on, but I am glad to be one of your outings this week. Whast fun!
Your picture was perfect, your deals were awesome, your shopping tour was great, and now I'm exhausted with you!
Jill, I think yours is one of the BEST drivers license photos I have ever seen! You must have looked spectacular that day for the cashier to say that!
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