Savers and Pop Pop Coming to Town

Monday was Memorial Day.  This is a day to remember all the people that bravely gave their lives fighting for our country and the people that risk their lives everyday.  I, personally, could never muster up the courage to do such a demanding job and am very thankful there are people out there prepared to do so.  That being said, Memorial Day is also one of the two days a year that Savers has a half-off sale!  In case you are severely deprived and aren't aware, Savers is a wonderful thrift store.  Think Goodwill, but about twice as awesome and better organized.  During the last sale, I had to work, but this time I was off.  I woke up a little after 8:00 (while my betrothed was still sleeping soundly) and set out to find some bargains.  I didn't think it would be very busy that early, but I was wrong.  My method for Savers sales is to gather up all clothing items that are pretty cute and to try them all on to narrow down the enormous stack of finds.  Usually, I end up nixing a bunch of items that look cute on the hanger, but aren't cute on me.  This time was different, there were only about five items I didn't like (pretty impressive).  The only downside of Savers sales and my method of gathering tons of items is that you can only try on six items at a time, then you have to go to the end of the line and wait to try on more.  This time, I waited in line once to try on dresses, skirts, and tank tops.  Then, to avoid another long wait, I went right over to a mirror and tried on all of my shirts over the tank top I wore.  It was a little ghetto, but very effective.  I ended up buying six shirts, two dresses, two belts, one tank top, and one skirt for $45!  One shirt and the tank top were from American Eagle, two shirts were from H&M, one dress was New York and Company, the other dress was Apt. 9 (a Kohl's brand), the skirt was Old Navy, and the other brands I hadn't heard of before.  Here's my loot:

Proof of purchase

I hadn't been shopping in quite awhile, so this was a pretty exciting event.  I'm very happy with all my new clothes!

On my way home, I stopped by Monkey Nest Coffee that opened not too long ago down the street.  It's all organic, which is awesome.  Josh and I had been there once before and I thought I should bring him a cup of coffee home just because he's so darn cute.  So, I came home with my sack of new-to-me clothes and coffee and woke that boy up.  We got ready for the day and headed to Austin Diner for some delicious breakfast.

After that, it was time to come back home and get him all packed up for a temporary move out.  Let me explain...his grandfather came into town yesterday afternoon from Mississippi for a weeklong visit.  Although we all kind of think his grandpa knows Josh and I live together, we play it safe by moving him back to his parents every time he comes to visit.  You know, since we aren't married yet, a man and woman living together isn't super proper.  So, we gathered up the essentials (video games, miniatures, clothes, food, books) and headed to his parents house.

His grandpa got into town around 4:00 and we caught up for awhile.  Then, we got some food.  After that, we just hung out, it was a good time.  I haven't seen his grandpa for awhile, I've missed the last couple of trips Josh and his dad took to Mississippi because I've had to work (totally lame).  My work schedule this week sucks too, so I don't know how often I'll get to go over and visit before his grandpa heads back to Mississippi.  I'm hoping to switch shifts at least one day.  We shall see.  Anyway, here's a family photo we took yesterday.

Pop Pop, Josh and Katy dog, me, Josh's mom and dad, and Molly dog on the end

I love to see Josh's grandpa, it's just going to be a lonely week having to live alone.  I guess it's a good thing that I'm working more hours this week, at least I'll be kept busy.  Oh, and, we start our summer class on Thursday (LAME!).  At least that's only a month long...keep looking at the bright side, haha.