I don't heart shopping..and actually...

...I absolutely HATE shopping for clothes for myself. When  I'm just casually strolling through a store and see something cute to buy, it almost always turns out right. The right price, fit, color, and not too time-consuming of a choice. No drama. No trauma. No hurt feelings over how the mirror makes my butt look, cause I'm not even in the fitting room long enough to notice. Everything just falls into place and I leave with a cute something. BUT...if I am purposefully looking for something, it becomes an ordeal. I went to Ross, TJ Maxx, Marshall's, Dress Barn, two Macy's, two JC Penney's, Kohls, Target, DSW, and Avenue looking for a simple, basic dress and pair of heels.  You would have thought I was on a quest for the Holy Grail!

I know how retail works; I worked at Foley's and Laura Ashley for years. Cranking the A/C down does not make me want to buy a sweater dress and boots. All I need is a simple dress!   Good grief, I finally found one and a decent pair of shoes and if no one notices me looking cute tomorrow, I'm gonna be miffed!

Gina

Fabulous Fall 2009

Hooray for a day that I can take the boys to the pumpkin patch and shopping! Bubbie had the best time running among the pumpkins - it was so hard to choose just 2 apiece. We settled on a big-ish one and a couple of small ones for each of them to decorate themselves. They also had colorful and oddly shaped gourds which we had to buy to add to our pumpkin collection. The weather was beautiful and they were in such a good mood - I love having these times with them before they are too "cool" to hang out with me. 

Gina

Our family, blog post #1

Hello, Friends and Family! 

I've been meaning to get started on this blog sooner - but better late than never!
Our family has been going non-stop since school started and ALL of us are ready for a break. An update on our family:  
 Firstborn is enrolled at Austin Community College, working on his Associate of Applied Science degree in "Game and Visualization Programming", and part-time at Sonic with his sister. The Girl is a Junior in high school, running JV and varsity Cross Country and playing varsity Basketball. Scout is in 7th grade, playing euphonium in band and working on moving up the ranks in Boy Scouts. Bubbie is in 4th grade, and a Webelo I in Cub Scouts.

Hubby is working on furthering his education in Risk Management and Emergency Management, as well as serving as a Den Leader for Pack 90 and working at Nationwide.
I am working weekends at the still-new Dell Children's Medical Center and trying to keep up with everyone's activities!   "Busy" does not begin to cover it at our house, but stay tuned, because our blog begins NOW.

Gina