Social Sunday

I managed to drag myself out of the house to have lunch with friends from out of town.  It was in the low 90's and felt decent compared to our 100+ days.  We went to the shopping area with Bygones & Luxor.  While waiting for them to show up, I tried on a few dresses at Bygones. 

$19 (not a great pic, I know)

I won't post pictures of myself in them.  I need to drop at least 20 lbs and it's really obvious in the red Stop Staring dress.  The Trashy Diva dress fit, but the belt didn't.  They're a lot more expensive at Bygones than they are online.  The black dress was one was vintage & a good price ($19), but it was too small. 

 

They still had these gloves. 

 

 

They're cute, but I really can't shell out $14 for gloves right now

 

We ate & caught up, then went to Luxor.  I did have a bit of luck there. 

 



$1



This is handmade & the style is frumpy.  I thought it had some potential & I'm thinking of ways to alter it.  It's not great on the hanger, but once I tried it on, I decided I could work on it. 

$10



Close up of plaid

I'm thinking of shortening the sleeves & changing out the white trim for black. I'd like to add buttons or some other way to close it.  They did have a sweater clip that I liked, but it cost more than the jacket.  If they still have it the next time I go back, I'll get it. 

I had even better luck at the used bookstore.  $20 for a large bag, filled with books!  Most are in really good shape with no cracks in the spines.  I got 3 Marilyn Monroe books for my collection and 3 other old Hollywood bios.  The rest were mysteries & sci-fi.  They only have this sale once a year and I haven't had this kind of luck in the past. 

Seeing my friends was great and it was nice to forget about medical things for a while.  Now I have books & the jacket to distract myself with for a bit.

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Going out in 100 degree heat today was kind of a mistake.  I feel terrible, but I was good and didn't buy things that weren't on my list.  It really helps to get a surgery bill before going out.  It's a lot less than I expected, but still motivation to behave. 

 

I did the boring errands first, then headed to Bygones & Luxor.  I parked in the free parking deck behind Bygones & by the time I got to the corner, I had sweat dripping off of my nose.  I'm convinced I lost some weight.  I found a few dresses that I really liked, but didn't try them on because I felt gross & couldn't really buy today anyway.  I really like the fact that they've started carrying reproduction clothing even though it's so expensive.  They do have a sale section and there was a cute dress there so I can always hope for what I want going on the sale rack. 

 

I like Bygones because things are easy to find and they have nice stuff, especially the jewelry.  There was a necklace in the first case that I really, really wanted.  I didn't get a picture of it though.  I'm funny about taking pictures of things like that because I worry they think I'm casing the place for some reason.  I did get a picture of a two pairs of shoes I wanted:

 

$75

They're Aris Allen dance shoes with suede soles & not a good idea for a major "fall risk" like me.  I love the style though. 

 

They had a few bakelite bangles, but no black ones.  They did have a green one similar to the one I won yesterday & it was more than I paid for the 3 I won.  Go me! 

 

I debated on whether or not to limp down to Luxor.  The heat & humidity is draining.  I decided to go ahead since I was already there.  Luxor has no a/c, so I didn't spend a lot of time there.  They had a few bakelite bangles, but a lot of hats that I wanted. 



$22 (sorry for the terrible picture)

 

$12 (velvet?)

Those are my 2 favorites.  There was a black halo style hat with leopard print trim that I didn't get a picture of.  I forgot to check the price, too.  I couldn't try the black & yellow hat on since I had my hair up in a bandanna.  It was a tad bit out of my price range, but I might go back next weekend with a friend and see how it looks.  They also had a few bangles.  I didn't have enough cash & they weren't expensive enough to put on my card.  There was also a patent leather black, yellow & white striped belt.  It was way too small & didn't have a price. 

 

I would have liked to spend more time there, but it was too hot for me.  I picked up dinner for the Mr. then came home and tried to cool off & get the swelling down in my leg.  It's supposed to be even hotter tomorrow, so I'm glad I went down there today instead of doing it tomorrow.  The plan is to stay inside & read.