Productive Day!
Despite the poor start to my day yesterday, I did end up having a pretty good day. My mom called just after breakfast to say hi. She’d been gone since last Thursday, so I hadn’t chatted with her for a while. Then I was half an hour behind, so I quickly loaded the dishwasher and threw dinner in the crockpot and headed to Karen’s. I was only a few minutes late!
We headed up to Polaris Fashion Place (aka “mall”) to shop. We went to JC Penney’s, Motherhood Maternity, Baby Gap (which has some maternity), and Sears (which, apparently, does not have maternity clothes anymore). I spent all my gift cards, and I swear I tried on over 100 items of clothes. We had lunch, we chatted, we laughed. And overall, we were very successful.
I got 9 shirts, a dress, a skirt, three pairs of pants, a pair of jeans and 2 pairs of shorts. Sorry, Kimberly…no bikini! Anyway, Eric offered to take pictures of me in the clothes after I wash them, so you’ll have to wait on the modeling. But here’s a quick peek:
So clearly, Karen took good care of me. I really needed her help, too, because I would’ve totally given up without trying on nearly so much. And I needed someone to just stand there and tell me if an outfit looked good on me. Of course, they didn’t all look good. One pair of pants made me look like one of the seven Dwarves (with my pants up to my boobs); we did not buy those. But Karen was sooo much help. Thanks, Kate!!!!
After I got home, I sat for a long while. I watched some television. Eric got home, and we had dinner. He did some work in the evening and showed me the new database he’s creating at work. I just goofed off and tried to stay up as long as possible. Then it was off to bed!
Today, I have laundry to do and some ironing. And I think I’m going to have to rearrange my closet to get all my new clothes to fit. We shall see what comes of that! Happy Thursday!!
Having an extra set of eyes definitely helps when you are clothes shopping. Have a great weekend!
I am afraid I am going to have to beome a ‘Harry High Pants’ when I get much bigger. You gotta do what you gotta do, I guess you cover it up with pretty top.
Outfits look great, I have only brought one pair of Jeans and one pair of trousers so far, but am still fitting into some of my jeans – woot!
Glad you found some clothes that look good on you. That’s not always easy with maternity clothes.
To answer your question from last week: I went to the doctor the same as any other pregnancy I think. Every 4 weeks at first, then every 2. Then I ended up in the hospital (hopefully you don’t have to do that!). After I reached 24 weeks, I had to go to a “special” appointment on Friday mornings for high-risk pregnancies. All the doctors discussed each case after the appointments so each one knew what was going on in case we delivered while they were on call. They did that at 24 weeks since babies are considered viable at 24 weeks.
Looks like your shopping trip was a success! I love spending time with my sister and we don’t get to do it enough. Glad you got to enjoy a fun time with yours!!
Fun times!! I HAD to have maternity clothes way faster than your mom, but my husband is a great clothes picker-outer. But, I think I went shopping with your mom for the more important items…like maternity bras!!
We did good – didn’t we! I love it when you become my own personal Barbie doll!
@kellycohan – Yes, and Shan and I are very different, so I always say that God made us be sisters so we could be as close as we are…otherwise we may not have every connected. But to clarify…I’m the blessed one – I couldn’t have asked for a better “big” sister (that’s in quotes because I’m the bigger of the two of us – at least when she’s not pregnant with twins)
@gsowell – You’re so sweet! Thanks for the encouragement. And yes…I love organizing and arranging things. I will enjoy spending time in the closet!
@shannahhogue – LOL, didn’t realize that. Even better!
@kellycohan – Karen is definitely a blessing from God…and it’s even better that she’s my sister!
Looks like you got some great things!
And I’m glad you had such a good day after a rough start. It sounds like Karen is a blessing from God, shaped like a friend!
CUTE CLOTHES!! and what a fun day for you 2 to spend (no pun intended!) together.
i forgot about the part where i have to get out my maternint clothes. i think i’ll have to get a few wardrobe updates, too. I’m inspired by the pretty pinks & browns I see in your pic!
How fun! I really enjoy rearranging my closet for new clothes. Hope it’s a blast for you, too!
Shannah, I appreciate your vital pursuit of your Savior. I love how you think deeply and share that with us. I love how in the same post you can talk about the true meaning of grace and new shoes. I love our shared history and our divergent presents. Praying for you and Eric and your pregnancy! Hugs!