Grace--DO NOT HAZ
I'm homehomehome for Thanksgiving! Yesterday was spent half on the train, then in San Fran Chinatown loading up on delicious, delicious baked goods (esp. coffee crunch cake from a place in Japantown for today's festivities), and then THREE HOURS in Macy's after stuffing ourselves silly at some restaurant whose name I can't remember.
Note to self: Garden Bakery on Jackson has better goods than the famous Golden Gate Bakery (*cough*touristtrap*cough*).
OMG, Macy's was fuuuun~~! I can't believe how much I hated shopping back in high school. The presale is a thing of pure beauty. Example 1: Two Style & Co. shirts (Dad found one of them! XD) are originally $30+. With the presale, $4.50, I kid you not. In fact, I'm going to wear one of them tonight for the family brouhaha. The presale, for those who missed it (poor souls), is 40% off the marked price, with additional 25% off at register. The Union Square store was pretty empty, so there was no fighting tooth and nail like the typical Black Friday riots. Aunt L, Mom, and darkestnight12 helped me find three gorgeous skirts, and another two flattering shirts. The store took the clothes and put them away. On Black Friday, we'll come back and pick them up, for an ADDITIONAL 5% off (I think).
Essentially, you're RESERVING CLOTHES to buy cheaper later. How incredible is that? ^____________^
Right before Macy's closed, we went to the perfume counter for see which Chanel scent Mom had fallen in love with at another Macy's a week ago. Unfortunately, Mom can't remember details and while the counter had all the lines, she didn't recognize any of them as the one she saw.
As we left, we passed the watches and all of a sudden, Mom's like, "Hey, do you like that watch? That's your graduation present." She pointed out a silver, round-face Fossil. I'm absolutely floored: a watch? I ended up choosing a silver Ann Klein with a black, rectangular face.
Best thing? My sophomore sister's getting one too. How's that for feeling like a unique snowflake?
Today, Mom took me to her gym and got me in with a 3-day pass promotion. She wanted me to go to her hip hop/zumba (?) dance class.
I have no sense of rhythm, coordination, or anything resembling grace. I was sweating, yes, but terrible enough that I almost cried. I gave up halfway through and ran two miles. I felt sooooo good afterwards.
On the other hand, the Monday I return to school? I have two English papers and a project due. T_T And in the car ride up back from SF, Aunt L and Mom terrified and patronized me with talk about preparing for job search and interviews. It was kind of half "duh" and half "OMG RLY?".
My family is awesome.
Note to self: Garden Bakery on Jackson has better goods than the famous Golden Gate Bakery (*cough*touristtrap*cough*).
OMG, Macy's was fuuuun~~! I can't believe how much I hated shopping back in high school. The presale is a thing of pure beauty. Example 1: Two Style & Co. shirts (Dad found one of them! XD) are originally $30+. With the presale, $4.50, I kid you not. In fact, I'm going to wear one of them tonight for the family brouhaha. The presale, for those who missed it (poor souls), is 40% off the marked price, with additional 25% off at register. The Union Square store was pretty empty, so there was no fighting tooth and nail like the typical Black Friday riots. Aunt L, Mom, and darkestnight12 helped me find three gorgeous skirts, and another two flattering shirts. The store took the clothes and put them away. On Black Friday, we'll come back and pick them up, for an ADDITIONAL 5% off (I think).
Essentially, you're RESERVING CLOTHES to buy cheaper later. How incredible is that? ^____________^
Right before Macy's closed, we went to the perfume counter for see which Chanel scent Mom had fallen in love with at another Macy's a week ago. Unfortunately, Mom can't remember details and while the counter had all the lines, she didn't recognize any of them as the one she saw.
As we left, we passed the watches and all of a sudden, Mom's like, "Hey, do you like that watch? That's your graduation present." She pointed out a silver, round-face Fossil. I'm absolutely floored: a watch? I ended up choosing a silver Ann Klein with a black, rectangular face.
Best thing? My sophomore sister's getting one too. How's that for feeling like a unique snowflake?
Today, Mom took me to her gym and got me in with a 3-day pass promotion. She wanted me to go to her hip hop/zumba (?) dance class.
I have no sense of rhythm, coordination, or anything resembling grace. I was sweating, yes, but terrible enough that I almost cried. I gave up halfway through and ran two miles. I felt sooooo good afterwards.
On the other hand, the Monday I return to school? I have two English papers and a project due. T_T And in the car ride up back from SF, Aunt L and Mom terrified and patronized me with talk about preparing for job search and interviews. It was kind of half "duh" and half "OMG RLY?".
My family is awesome.