saturday shopping spree

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a weekend full of good food, relaxation, and fun adventures! I feel like this weekend flew right by – it was jam packed of fun activities, specifically on Saturday.

Without fail, every Friday night I proclaim that THIS weekend will be THE weekend that I finally sleep a little later in the morning. Uh, yeah, this weekend was not THE weekend. Instead, it was the weekend that Charlie would not let me sleep past 6 AM because he wanted to get up and eat his breakfast. Luckily, once I let him out and fed him, he went right back to bed, so I did as well. I laid in bed reading 11-22-63 (finished it!) for about an hour until I fell back asleep until around 7:30. Then it was time to get my booty out of bed. I changed, grabbed a banana, and took Charlie on a 35 minute walk so he could get some energy out.

When we got back home, I quickly changed and got ready for the day ahead. It was going to be a busy one! First, I had a brunch date with Kathleen. It seems to have become a monthly tradition for the two of us to meet up at Delia’s Kitchen, which is located in Oak Park. It’s a halfway point for the two of us since we unfortunately live about an hour away from each other. I tried to stray from the meal that I usually get, but just couldn’t. I ended up getting a vegetarian egg white omelet, a side of fruit, and gluten free toast. (!!!!!)

Delia’s also has gluten free French toast as well as gluten free pancakes. Now you know exactly why this is my favorite place!!!

We spent a while catching up, but then we parted ways. She went home to clean (yuck), and I went out to shop (yay!).

It seemed like every single store in the mall was having incredible sales this weekend. It just so happens that this weekend was the weekend I finally had money to go shopping. Win, win! I really had to stock up on some basic essential pieces for the summer. I got a few fun pieces, but most everything are everyday must haves!

First up was the LOFT. Typically I get a 15% discount whenever I shop because I am a teacher, but yesterday everything in the store was 40% off! Talk about a deal! They have these amazing shorts right now in about every single color imaginable, so I got a pair in a bright coral/orange color and brown as well. I really want to go back and get a pink and a khaki pair as well. I also got a pair of jean shorts that fit like a glove and a fun nautical looking striped shirt. It’s loose and is kind of on the shorter side, so it’s meant to be worn with another shirt underneath. I really like it!

I also went to Old Navy to stock up on a few essentials. I love their tanks for the summer months, but all the tanks I have I bought years ago (like 3-4 years). Seeing that I wear tanks under other shirts all year long, I was long overdue for a few new ones. I got 4 tanks, two pairs of flip flops (the best plain flip flops in the world if you ask me), a pretty coral color dress, and a white eyelet skirt. I’ve been looking for a new white skirt for about a year, and I’m glad I finally found one. The one I previously had was from Target, and while I loved it, it was time for it to go last year after 3-4 years of use.

 
At JCPenney, I bought two racer back tank tops, a cobalt blue tee, and a really cute sweater. The sweater is short sleeve’-ish (??) and it pretty sheer. It will be a nice piece to wear with shorts or capris this summer.

My last stop was Kohl’s, where the Husband met up with me. We always try to take advantage of when they send us 30% off coupons in the mail! I ended up getting a pair of white jean capris, a pair of black capris for work, a green short sleeved blouse for fun, and some gold sandals.

I also went to Target yesterday and picked up a pair of these.. just because. Oh, and I got this dress the other day – I love it!

It was quite a successful shopping trip if I do say so myself!

The Husband and I ended our day with an early dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, Cooper’s Hawk. They had a great gluten free menu, and any restaurant that serves me a hunk of gluten free bread before my meal is the best in my eyes! I actually went to Cooper’s Hawk with one of my friends on Wednesday night, but I’m definitely okay with having it twice in one week!

And now begins another week. I know i promised some people an update on acupuncture for this morning, but I’m going to wait until tomorrow to post it.

Question: Have you gotten any new pieces for the summer yet? What has been your favorite purchase?

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