Today (well, yesterday - since I'm writing this at 12:20am) I went shopping/out with some of the best girlfriends evah on a sunny day in St. Paul. We just stopped wherever we wanted and found some great deals on cute clothes and amazing cheese. (Even if it did make the car smell like rotting fruit....cough*Brandy*cough.)  

I give a hearty shout out for Turnstyle and consigning clothes there - I took maybe 8 pieces in there earlier this spring and came out with $37 in store credit, which went toward some post-Jackson clothing that will be uber-nice.

Another little plug for a funky consignment shop on Grand Ave. in St. Paul called My Sister's Closet. WAY fun, rather upscale and a wicked cool vintage section. I kept thinking of laurathemagnificentvintage wearer while we were there. AND to top it all off, the storekeeper told me I looked FABULOUS for being one week from my due date. That made me feel fabulous, even if I was feeling a little wilted by that time of the day.

A great day was topped off with a fun meet-up with my dear mother to pick out fabric for a homemade Hooter Hider (yep - it's a pretty sweet nursing cover-up) and to eat some delicious food at The Good Earth. (I <3 that place - I would devour everything on the menu if I had the opportunity to eat there often.)

One last stop on my way home was at the Gap Outlet here in NB, where I had a mystery coupon to redeem. It was $5, $10, $15, $20 or $500 off your purchase - mine turned out to be $15! Apparantly that was the biggest one this store had redeemed yet - . My latest clothing mission is loose fitting tops that will work with post-baby flab and nursing, so I was happy to find two very nice shirts, one in teal and one in heather grey, that fit that bill. The best part? With my coupon, I paid all of 98 cents for them. So my "haul" today was 4 tops and a pair of designer jeans for a grand total of 98 cents out of my pocket. Gotta love it! (God is nice to me. )

Thanks for a fun day, Rosanna, Jes and Brandy - it helped so much to get out and be busy with you lovely chicas! Love you girls.