A Predictable Post about Shopping

This week has been relatively boring, but yesterday was another one of those run-errands-before-meeting-friends days, which was a much-needed change of pace. After lunch, I drove around performing the more mundane tasks first. I had to go to the dreaded Wal-Mart because I had several quality coupons that were about to expire, and then I had to go to the post office to mail a couple of packages. After that, I drove to the bank and deposited a check, which was obviously the most exciting errand (you know, cause I'm poor). 

My friends and I planned to meet at 5:30, but I purposely left the house several hours early because I wanted plenty of time to browse at 2nd and Charles (a giant used book store) and Ross (a discount clothing store). I had sold several books at 2nd and Charles back in December, so I had $7.00 in store credit, plus a buy-one-get-one-half-off coupon. When combined, I only paid $6.50 for two books, one of which was a hardcover history book from England! It's called Blood and Roses by Helen Castor, and it's a multi-generational history of a noble family during the Wars of the Roses. I love learning about that time period, so I was particularly excited by that find. I also bought Marion Zimmer Bradley's classic book The Mists of Avalon, which Mom has been wanting to read for ages. 

I usually go to the Ross on Hwy 280, but I've had a sneaking suspicion that the one in Hoover is actually larger. I decided yesterday was an excellent time to investigate, and I was ecstatic to discover that I was right. I've bought some tops and skirts at Ross, but the real reason I shop there is the dresses. I buy one pretty much every time I shop there, so imagine my joy when I realized that the store in Hoover has twice the dresses as any other Ross I've been to. It was hard not to grab ten to try one, but I was good and only bought one red summer dress.

After leaving Ross, I went to Barnes & Noble to meet my friends/gush over the British DVD section with them. We decided to eat at the Indian restaurant, which was an excellent and tasty decision. Last night was particularly fun because we wandered from topic to topic, rather than talking about class and work all night. After we left the restaurant, we returned to the bookstore and browsed their history and clearance sections, as usual. However, I was very good and didn't buy anything else (hopefully I'll be that strong next week when we get together again!).