Savings!

President's Day!  Who is your favorite President?  Mine is John Adams.  I also favor JFK.

Today Aaron and I went to this awesome thrift store that Andrea introduced us to called SAVERS.  They were having a big half price sale, so we went to get Aaron a bunch of work shirts and stuff and it was super fun!  I mean, they have great ass shirts from Banana, Calvin, Nautica, Gap, Brooks Bros, American Eagle, Express-- all for FRACTIONS of what they'd be worth normally, plus 50% off even that today!  He picked up a whole fucking suit too, and an amazing trench coat!  Plus this is SUPER GREEN and ECO FRIENDLY!  Recycle!

We saw a gorgeous high-quality changing table there, for instance, that reinforced my pre-emptive decision to go green and recylcled when we have kids.  I seriously want to buy second-hand on most of our stuff, both for economic AND eco reasons.  There was also this adorable wooden kitchen set for kids which I would have SNAPPED up if I had my own kids, but you never know how others feel about second-hand stuff.  But I am totally comitted to wooden and natural materials for our future brood, and I'mma try to stay away from PVC plastics as much as possible. (I'm realistic, I understand I can't possibly go all purist-- I love my friend Meagan over at EcoMILF, but really?  I just don't see me going whole hog on the eco bandwagon.  Diapers for instance?  I'll do my best to go eco-friendly, but I will also still go disposable!)

Anyway.  In addition to shirts we got Aaron some fun fucking ties, and we got a few nick-knacks, and as we were about to check out, guess what?!?!?  We ran into Andrea herself!  I had known she was planning to attend the President's Day savings event, but I kinda figured she'd be at one closer to her house in RI, but there she was at the Plymouth store!  Yay!  So fun to run into friends whilst out and about!  I was able to show her some things I was purchasing that reminded me of her, and she had in her hands an orange sweater that was reminding her of me! Too funny.

Then my lover and I came home, I made Caprese Sandwiches, and we are chilling with Mumford & Sons on in the background now.

I have to clean, having a special guest on wednesday =), but I love just chillaxing with my best friend!  Oh, and wait till you see him in some of his new savers shirts!  Too bad the sweater vests were well picked-over and nothing great.  He got a couple last time we were there, but I was hoping for some new ones!

I myself did little 'beth' shopping. He hasn't patience for it, and neither do I really.  I don't have an easy body type to fit, and I wasn't in the mood to try shit on.  I got a scarf though, and some throw pillows for the couch.  And a new coffee mug :)  I got two of the orange things Andrea was looking at for me though, and I'm eager to coze up in this orange sweater!

I gotta run!  Have to go to my folks' and bring in wood!

Love,

Beth