Last night, Laura came by around 7:15 to let me know we weren’t going to be doing canasta. I offered her a beer (L left me enough Dos Equis to get me through the coming apocalypse and then some) and we sat on the porch for perhaps an hour gabbing. She mentioned wanting to go to Willow Bunch today to check out the thrift store and I asked if I could invite myself along. Certainly! The road out has been rough, so I suggested we take my truck.

I spent the morning catching up on my filing, had lunch, then picked Laura up around 12:45 to get to the thrift store right after it reopened from the lunch break. To my surprise, it was dead quiet.

While Laura pretty much struck out, I found many treasures, including 200′ feet of clothesline (a good start to the project!), a silicon loaf pan, a pashmina, several skirts, and a gorgeous jean coat. I spent the grand sum of $17. Their prices are really reasonable.

Laura wasn’t done browsing by the time I was beginning to suffocate on the second floor, so I went down to pay. Thankfully Caroline was in line behind me because I only had a fifty and the cashier couldn’t break it. Note to self, I owe Caroline $20. 🙂

I then went across the street to get a few groceries. I’ve had almost no appetite all week because of my damn lingering cold, but I have been seriously craving pizza. So I splurged on one, hoping it will get the appetite cycle kick started.

When Laura was done at the shop, we walked down the block to the variety store for a chocolate ice cream cone. The weather was perfect for it! And then it was time for the very long, hot, and super dusty trip home.

I’m just going to chill (well, boil) for the rest of the day. I’m not even tempted to get that new clothes laundered. As for work, I’m on call during the week, so it make sense to put in long hours then and then take weekends off. I’m rather enjoying this routine!