On Sunday I asked Hubby if he wanted to go to the closest “Big City” and have lunch with me and shop. The day looked to be one where it would rain more than the sun would shine, so why not spend it catching up on shopping for food, clothes and have a little Chinese food to boot?
Around 11 o’clock we got into our station wagon and headed down the highway. Our first stop was one of my favorite shops. LL Bean. It’s been one of my favorite places to get clothes for many years, but as I roamed through the racks of clothes I realized I have changed a little. You see, now that I have a “good figure” I want to dress “Pretty”! In a few months when we have colder weather I will be right back at LL Bean for warm sweaters and turtlenecks, but their summer clothes are just not “pretty”. Serviceable, yes, pretty, no! Hubby wasn’t thrilled with the men’s selection either, so off we went.
Our next stop was the Chinese restaurant where we had a nice peaceful lunch. It was crowded, but we were able to eat leisurely and then get back to shopping!
The next stop was at my new favorite shop, Coldwater Creek. The clothes there make me feel beautiful, slim and good about the weight that I have lost over the last 8 months. I tried on many things and came away with a pair of casual trousers, 2 shirts and a new straw hat to protect my nose from further sun damage.
I actually LOVE the hat best of all. I can tie a scarf around the top, or wear it plain, it’s just so nicely made and I actually think that THIS hat looks good on me. I’m not much of a hat person, so finding one I feel good in, makes me happy.
We finished up there, went grocery shopping and then began the trip back home. It started to rain and as we turned off the highway the most beautiful rainbow appeared. It was large, full and the rows of color thick. From a distance it appeared that the rainbow swept over the sky and was actually touching down at my home. I stared at it the entire time, watching, commenting, utterly transfixed.
Then we turned down the road that led to my home, and like magic the beautiful rainbow disappeared! I felt such disappointment. I’d wanted to run out in our back yard and capture the beauty with my camera, but it was gone.
I walked into the house and grumbled something to Hubby about the lost rainbow, and he said something beautiful. He said, “You can’t see the rainbow when you are inside of it!”
I smiled and thought how lucky we are to live at the Rainbow’s End!
Hubby is very poetic!!
Woman, you have GOT to learn to carry your camera with you EVERYwhere! Visuals! Blogs are all about visuals! I wanted to seeeeeeeeee the rainbow… 🙁 … too. I would also like to SEE the HAT!!! Do show! And… your hubby IS a romantical type guy!
WOW, MB….your hubby said that?????? I am in awe…and I’m sending mine to him for training.
:-)s
linda
Hi Mom,
Sounds like you had a nice weekend! 🙂 Me too! Played a little poker on Saturday, and then used the winnings on Sunday to go buy paint for the old roommate’s room. We did a dark green on the wall with the big window, and light green on the rest. It looks great! Went for a walk in the woods last night (some trails behind the condos) and then watched Braveheart…. Per my normal, I’m exhausted today, but had a great weekend!
Hope you have a good day! Looks like maybe (?) a day without rain?
Love you,
Mandy
sounds like a perfect day!
Ahhh clothes shopping is the best part of weight loss!! I have used LLBean a lot when sending gifts to my family back home in the US but to be honest my Dad wasn’t really impressed with the stores either. Shame cause we were good customers. I could pay with my Eurocard (mastercard) from here and get free shipping in the US at christmas time. Their canvas totes can’t be beat though!!
Glad you got some pretty things that you are happy with, you really deserve it!!
I wanna see a picture with your hat 😀 Bet you look pretty!!