A Day for ME...

So...What did I do for my 

30th Birthday?

Shopped 'til I dropped:

You know...you'd think that all of that stuff is for me.  But NO...about 1/2 is for my dear husband.  I can't help it...when you find a good deal, it's a good deal.  The perfect fit.  The perfect price (when you're lucky). The perfect opportunity.  

The day was BEAUTIFUL.  It was 55 degrees.  The sun was shining, and the outlet was not very crowded.  Indeed, it was the PERFECT day to go shopping! (all except for Steven's bum ankle...oh well, we still had fun, even if we were slowed down a bit).

Here's a few of the things we purchased:

a total of 8 shirts for me.  7 are for summer, and 1 is long-sleeved.  Which ones are my favorite?  Just wait and see....

These 2 are definitely among my top 2!  The picture is crappy, but the one on the left is my favorite shirt of the day...I got it at Nautica.  It was on sale, but it still wasn't the best bargain of the day.  Oh well...it was my birthday.  I'm allowed to get ONE thing that's not on the clearance rack!  ;)

Here's the pile that is mostly Steven's:

He racked up @ Nautica as well.  (Don't ask how much we spent there...it's really embarrassing!)  The long-sleeved shirt on the bottom left is really great!  It was $10, and even though he probably won't wear it until next year...it's a perfect fit, and the color is fabulous on him!  The t-shirt that is light blue on the top, and the shorts on the bottom are right up there as well...the shorts are from Nautica as well, while the t-shirt is from Aeropostle.

The dress to the right, is obviously (hopefully) mine.

The picture doesn't do it justice AT ALL.  Oh well...that way, when you see me in it, it'll look even better, right?  I had to get a matching accessory.... :)

The shoes on the top left (the strange orange ones), are my "find" of the entire shopping spree:

So they are a bit hideous, I know.  They were $5. FIVE BUCKS!  They are a bit "plastic-y", but they are oooohhhhhh so cozy!  I just had to make them mine.

And then there's the shoes we got for Steven:

He doesn't take very good care of his shoes.  We have purchased "semi-nice" ones before, but after several years of throwing them around, they look horrid!  We found these Steve Madden ones on sale...and they are perfect!  But of course, he had to have some more casual ones to wear daily to work...hence, the ones above them.  A cheaper, more casual and comfy shoe--for daily wear.  Who cares if they get beat up? (OK. I still care. But not as much as if they were the Steve Madden's).

All in all...a successful day!  I haven't gone to check my bank statement yet, though.  Will I still consider it a success after I find out the total of all these wonderful items I just needed to have?  We'll see.  However, this doesn't happen very often.  In fact...I'm more known for picking up things off the clearance rack, and not even taking a second glance at the "new" things you pass while going to the back of the store.  I usually end up buying things here & there.  I consider myself a BARGAIN shopper.  However, this year, for my B-day, I wanted to shop.  So I did.