i like a lot of things.

really i do.

clothes shopping is not one of my likes.

actually i hate it.

well, i have a fancy wedding to go to this summer in boston. my hubbys older brother is finally marrying his long time girlfriend. its an evening wedding. bottom line, i need a new dress.

last night my shopaholic cousin sara took me to lohmans. i tried on about 20 dresses when i found the perfect dress. its a $175 dress, i got it for $23. yes $23 thats not a typo and it is including tax. it does need to be hemmed, dry cleaned and pressed. perfect. done. or so i thought.

sara then drug me to the mall to try on about 200 shirts and 30 pair of jeans from the limited (clothing store). apparently i NEED new clothes for this week long trip. apparently my holy jeans and old shirts arent good enough. ok fine. so i let her buy me 2 new shirts. they are very nice. one is black and one is purple. and they were both marked down to about $10 each. not too bad i guess. i was able to talk her out of buying me new jeans. i will go to this resale shop soon to buy a new pair. i promise. fancy shoes and pants.

p.s. i still love you sara beth!

my first time

in chicago was incredible. my wonderful husband and i dropped off the short people at the in-laws, and were off for our road trip. we ate at this restaurant for valentines dinner. the food was nice, the wine, even better. sunday (scotts birthday) we shopped for hours on michigan avenue. ate lunch at ginos east. if youve never had it, you should. 1 slice of deep dish pizza filled me up. we enjoyed dinner at the melting pot. very romantic. then spent the remainder of the night into the next morning at howl at the moon. its a piano bar. way way way fun. i cant wait to go again

oh ya, and i slept.