Saturday Shopping

I spent most of today running around shopping. I went to Stein Mart first, since I had a bunch of coupons.  I got a couple pairs of earrings that may or may not become presents in the future, and one absolutely fabulous hat!

Isn't is a fabulous hat??  The pin is removable, which opens the hat up to all sorts of sartorial possibilities.  A diamante starburst so that I can glitter my way down Park Avenue in sundress and sandals?  A white flower for the beach?  Blue feathers with red sparkles for the Fourth of July?  Also, the department store price was $44, the original Stein Mart price was $25, and between the sale it was on and the coupon I had, I got it for $15!!!

Of course, when I got home I realized I own neither hat stand nor hatbox so for now, my fabulous hat is residing on the railings that surround my loft.  I'll post a picture later.

When I got home I found a box waiting for me - my antenna arrived from Amazon!!  It was so exciting to see it!  I unpacked it, but left it at that for a few minutes, because I didn't have any Command strips to hang it up with.

Then I made a grocery list, being careful to remember that I need to start emptying fridge and freezer now, and then went out to the grocery store.  They had 1 lb boxes of strawberries for $0.97 each!! (There was a polite notice saying that if you bought more than 4 the price would revert to the "normal" price so that all the customers could get a fair whack at them though.)  I only bought 2 because I have a few strawberries left from last week.  I'm going to turn one box into strawberry liqueur and turn the other box into dessert.  The boy at the meat counter was very nice indeed, and chose me the smallest lamb shank he could find since I'm not inviting anyone over for Easter and didn't want to spend too much money.  The sign said lamb cuts were $12.68/pound so I didn't want a big shank that could give me several meals, but it turned out the shanks were $6 a pound so I spent much less than I thought I was going to.  Hooray!  I"m still glad I got a small one.  I love lamb, but eating pounds and pounds of it really isn't good for you.  Poor little boy at the counter though, he said he's never eaten lamb in his life!  I immediately launched into a spiel about lamb chops and shanks and olive oil and rosemary and curly yellow squash and green salads, and he seemed interested.  I hope I have passed on good food gospel!

Once I had put the groceries away I got very irritated because I realized I had forgotten to buy Command strips at the store, so I ran out quickly to Big Lots. I stopped at Ross first and got myself a lovely shirt (which funnily enough came with a pretty necklace attached) for $12.  I'm very happy, I could wear it to school or in the afternoon, or even out at night in a casual place like College Station.

So I ran into Big Lots, feeling a little irritated, despite the new shirt, and was brought up short when right there towards the entrance were BAGS OF HERR'S KETCHUP FLAVORED CHIPS!!!  They were $2 each, and eight whole bags were sitting there, looking tantalizing, so I bought four of them.

Aren't they lovely???

After that I came home, put up the antenna, and tested it out.  ABC isn't turning up which is VERY irritating.  I looked on the website and now it seems you can only watch the full episodes online if you subscribe to a cable service?!  Which is such BS, they're supposed to be BROADCAST tv, FREE tv!!  I'll hold off on canceling until I leave, I think, and then when I get back just move the antenna around and pray I can get ABC.  The internet says I should be able to get it, dammit, and I want my Agents of SHIELD, Castle, and Forever!!!

Anyway I've reconnected my cable now, and since there's nothing on tv right now I'm watching Netflix.  For dinner I'm going to have the lovely eel sushi I bought at the supermarket this afternoon, and I have a gorgeous grapefruit that I'll have for dessert.  That reminds me I have strawberries to cut up.  I wonder if I should make cornbread muffins for tomorrow?  They're not terribly Easter-y but I need to use up my dry goods so they don't get wormy.  I also got asparagus, so my dinner tomorrow will be roasted lamb shank, roasted rosemary potatoes, asparagus, and pickled beetroot.  Oh, and maybe cornbread muffins.  Not terribly special, but it'll be a good meal all the same.

Mom sent me an Easter box and it arrived yesterday - she gave me strict instructions to not open it until Sunday morning and it's tempting me awfully!  But I'll be good.  I do have some marshmallow eggs she sent me in my Spring Break box, I can eat those.

I tidied the entire apartment again today.  I sometimes think I clean too much, but there are worse things.  I do need to vacuum more, but I hate doing it so I don't, not enough.

Inspector Morse has ended so I suppose it's time to go do the dishes and cut up those strawberries.  Maybe I'll even start the strawberry liqueur!