2010-12-03

11:26 p.m.

it was a friday

[thurs-date]

Cindy and I had such a good thurs-date. We had so much fun and got so much shopping done. We started at Old Navy where I got a long sleeve tee and a fleece jacket (knock off of north face). All together it was only $25, very pleased. I wasn't really looking for another jacket or fleece but couldn't really pass it up since it was so cheap and it will be good to wear out when needing just a light jacket or for layering under other coats. Then we went to Nordstrom Rack to use our groupons. Not as easy as you would think. I kind of figured I'd be able to find a sweater, most likely cashmere, and be done in a flash. Oh no. The sweater selection sucked. Luckily I found a pair of Timberland boots that I liked. I had already been shopping around for new boots cause I seem to remember my old ones being at the end of their life after last winter. I really liked the Timberland pair because they looked more like shoes than boots and weren't overly bulky. I could wear them out around town and not be self-conscious or shamed of my footwear. They were originally priced at $115, marked down to $60, and I had a $50 groupon that I bought for $25. Very happy with the purchase. Oh, and while I was at there I got measured for dress shirts since i haven't been measured since 2003 and I've definitely changed sizes since then.

Next we had lunch at the Macy's foodcourt. Haven't eaten there in a while. The meatballs were amazing, definitely getting those next time. After lunch we went over to Daley Plaza and looked around the German Christmas market. Fun stuff, great smells from all the food and desserts. We went through the Nordstrom mall a bit but didn't find anything. Then we went over to Gap. I was so disappointed. I tried on yet another style of jeans and they just didn't work out. Although we did have quite a lot of laughs while shopping, maybe we were a bit slap happy at this point. When looking for jeans cindy asked me what size I wear. I told her 34x30. She said, "are you sure? cause that's not the size I was picking last week for you." So I had to look inside the waistband of the jeans I was wearing and realized that I was actually wearing 32x30. Oops, haha, can't even remember what size I wear now. So I ended up returning the pair I had bought the week before and desperately tried to find something to buy. I had another 40% coupon burning a hole in my wallet yet nothing caught my eye, let alone looked that great once i tried it on.

Even mannequins suffer from plumber-crack

After Gap we hit Crate & Barrel. I ended up getting an ornament for momma and a micro-plane grater for myself. And the grater ended up being on sale so it was a nice surprise when I looked at my receipt later. Continuing our journey down Michigan Ave, we hit Express next. Cindy found a great top and I indulged her by letting her pick out clothes for me to try on. I have never before tried on Express jeans but I was pleasantly surprised. The couple of pairs that i tried either gave me an ass or at least practically eliminated the diaper-butt that I often get from other jeans since my ass is so small. I might have considered buying a pair but I didn't have any coupons at the time and they are so expensive regular price. Its fine, I'm in no rush, I'll get a pair at discount eventually.

After our long day of shopping we capped off the day with dinner and drinks in boystown. We had a coupon after all. The company and conversation we shared together was by far better than the meal we ate but we'll probably go back again. We have more coupons for the same place to use.

Today, towards the end of my work shift I got a strong urge to work out when I got home. Its been a while since i've had that feeling cause of my lingering cold. So I was pretty happy I was feeling up to a work out and decided to jump back in with my regular routine, no lighter weights are reduced sets. It felt so great! My arms were shaking a little after my second set of pull-ups but they were still solid enough that I could do my third set without a problem. I used the bosu for some more exercises and was very pleased with it. My only fear is that I'm going to lose my balance while on top of it and crash into my tv. I am going to sleep well tonight and my body is going to have a good kind of hurt tomorrow. I'm planning on doing a 12 bars of christmas bar crawl tomorrow. I hope I have the strength to be able to lift a bottle of beer.

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