Retail Therapy

This morning, I went to church for the first time in about a month since I've been out of town so much lately. It was actually kind of lonely because I went by myself...which I usually do, but sometimes I get tired of going alone. Recently, my friend, Xi has been going with me. (I'm pretty sure that's pronounced "Chi," but I've never been 100% sure). She couldn't go today, though, so hopefully next week.

I love my church, but a lot of the college students get to hang out outside of church and I'm almost always working...so I feel out of the loop sometimes. And it's not like my family is here to go with since they're a state away, but oh well. It was good to be back anyway.

Afterwards, I went to American Apparel with Sara. I really don't understand their clothes. There are a few cute things, but you know when you see someone in public and think, "WHERE did they get THAT?" Well, possibly American Apparel. But I give Sara points for finding something cute. She called it retail therapy and I decided it helped me, too, to get out of the house. It's been somewhat lonely this week because a lot of my friends have been at work, out of town or sick or live far away.

Then we headed to Northlake Mall and stopped by Sephora to use our gift cards (thanks, Sarah!) It was overwhelming. I've never seen so many cosmetics in one place. I picked out some foundation primer stuff that's supposed to minimize pores and do some other things and asked Sara why I can't just have perfect skin to begin with. "Because then something else would be wrong with you." I like that answer. When I told Sarah what I bought with the gift card she gave me, she told me that my pores aren't visible. That's a true friend...even if I disagree when up close.

I finally treated myself to a caramel apple with M&M's. That's what I usually get at the Renaissance Festival, but since I didn't go last year, I figured it was time. It took me the whole trip home to eat it (even after handing Sara two slices) while I wondered if the sugar in the caramel and M&M's canceled out the healthy bits in the apple. Probably.

But I was proud of myself for only spending $13 the whole day.

As a perfect cap to the day, Sara and I made a trip to the grocery store to buy ingredients for a fancy pasta dish. One of the recipes we were going to decide between called for capers and we had no idea what we were looking for. But for future reference, they come in a can and look like miniature hermit crabs. We bought a basil plant, too.

The outcome was linguini with red clam sauce. It was good! Why does a meal always take half as long to eat as it does to make? And twice as long to clean up?


THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?