Thank You, Darlin', For A Great Weekend

I should be in bed by now, but I'm not -- as you can see!

I found last week that I actually did get more done than usual because I didn't read and comment in many journals for the latter part of the week.  So perhaps I should just pop in here once a week or so.

Tomorrow I will pop by and catch up with everyone and see what's been going on in everyone else's world.

Yesterday was a very, very nice day for me.  Eler Beth and I spent the morning shopping together, which is always fun.  She was in rare form, and kept getting her words mixed up, so we did a lot of laughing.  We started our shopping expidition at Wal-Mart because she needed some new {{bras}}.  Then we spent some time at the mall.

I hadn't been to Dillard's for a while, so we spent a few happy minutes there.  I found some jeans that fit great and looked good on me, and cost way more than I normally pay for jeans!  I had to avert my eyes as we went past the shoe department!!

In order to get to the mall entrance when you are in Dillard's you have to go through the very center, of course, and that is where the make-up counters, scent counters, jewelry counters, and lingerie section are.  As we walked through Eler Beth said, "Girl Heaven!"  We were almost free and clear when a lady jumped out at me waving a swatch of paper and asked if I'd like to "smell the newest ??something?? scent?"  I meant to say, "No, thank you, I can't wear cologne."  But it came out, "No, thank you, darlin', I can't wear cologne."  I call Eler Beth "darlin'" a lot, so I guess that's why it came out.  We barely made it out the door before the two of us collapsed in giggles.

We went to Payless (much more budget-friendly for me than Dillard's).  The young sales guy who checked on us ocassionally to see if we were finding the right sizes was rather cute.  He passed by at one point just as Eler Beth was assuring me that the shoes she was trying on weren't too big for her because "They leave me some room to grow.  You know, when I have my next foot spurt....I mean growth spurt!"  Once again we collapsed into giggles, and I thought I saw the salesman smile.

When we checked out, he was our cashier, and he asked Eler Beth, "So did you find some big enough for your next foot spurt?"  Then he juggled the shoes we were buying, tossed one behind his back with one hand and caught it with the other, then did some kind of fancy move with the boxes as he was putting the lids on.  We weren't expecting such a show!

When we left Eler Beth leaned over to me and said, "He was so cute!"   And he was rather a handsome young man.

Then we treated ourselves to soft pretzels, and meandered on through the rest of the mall.

Andrew was actually home Saturday afternoon and evening, which is highly unusual, so when Thomas got home we made homemade pizzas (with my homemade sauce), popped corn and watched movies together, all four of us.  Wonderful day!

Well, I just wanted to pop in before I make myself get to bed.  I will be by to see everyone tomorrow if at all possible.  I hope everyone had a nice weekend.