Retail Therapy

This was one of the first weekends I've been in Charlotte by myself in awhile. I decided to indulge a bit this weekend since it would also be one of the last weekends I would spend in Charlotte by myself this season. I started it off right by turning my alarm off last night and allowing myself to sleep in as long as I wanted. Despite my several wake ups throughout the night and early morning to pee, I finally found myself laying awake in bed around 10am. I talked to Marshall for a bit and then finally decided I should get up and enjoy the rest of the day.

I stopped by our house in Noda to check on it and to water our new bushes we planted a couple of weeks ago.  My friend Melissa met me there and helped me and then we went to grab some lunch at Three Amigos. I've been craving Mexican all week, so I was excited that Melissa gladly agreed to have Mexican for lunch. I haven't had a ton of cravings with my pregnancy, so it's fun to indulge in the ones I do have when I can. Three Amigos had been suggested to me by a coworker on Homeland and while it was good, it wasn't the best I've had. My favorite in Charlotte is still Azteca as of now though.

Afterwards, we rode up to Concord Mills and went shopping. Our plan was to go to RCC western wear store and shop for boots. On the way, Melissa stopped in to Carter's to shop for her nephew, Finn. Of course, I couldn't help but peruse the baby boy section. I did find a cute little outfit for Dino's son Dylan who is turning one next week. And (don't tell Marshall) but I got a couple of cute little boy tees for our baby that were on clearance. Melissa bought our baby a crab finger puppet that matches the Carlos the Crab that Stacey painted in the nursery. We finally made our way to RCC where Melissa found herself some tan boots. I didn't find any boots in the store, but I did find some rocking red boots in the catalogue that they are going to call about on Monday for me.

I couldn't possibly leave Concord Mills without buying something so when we happened upon the Nine West store, we both went in to look at the pocket books. My current pocket book is also a Nine West purse and I love it, but I've been carrying it around for awhile now and was looking for something new. I finally settled upon a bright red purse. When I sent Marshall a picture of it he texted me back, "is it a purse or a suitcase?" Okay, so yes I like big purses. I don't know why really but I do seem to keep buying bigger and bigger purses. At least I know I can always fit a bunch of stuff in my purse when need be. That also comes in handy for Marshall too when he has things he doesn't want to carry around and can put them in my purse instead.

Before leaving Concord Mills, we decide to stop by the frozen yogurt place and indulge in a little treat. After making ourselves some good treats we sat down and enjoyed them. It was a great way to end our shopping adventure.

When we returned to my house in Noda, it was nearly 5pm and I was exhausted from all the walking. I stopped by Harris Teeter on the way home to pick up some stuff to make tacos and headed home. It was great to spend the night making dinner and watching Glee and hanging out on the couch. Sometimes a good day of retail therapy is all you really need to revive yourself from a hard week of work. I definitely feel rejuvenated and ready to take on the rest of the next 7 days of Homeland. The countdown is officially on. I can finally see the end of Homeland and I am so ready to be done and to focus on my pregnancy and baby.