The Clothing Week

I finally broke down and did it.  After weeks, and probably months, of squeezing into my jeans, I finally donated all the too-small ones and went clothes shopping.  I found a cute little boutique close to our place and bought some very fashionable jeans.  The one I am wearing now looks kind of tie-dye, with purple and pink.  I also got a pair of bright blue ones, a white and black striped pair, and a sailor-style pair with wide flared legs and buttons on two sides instead of a zipper.  Finally now I can wear all of the jeans in my wardrobe without trying on a few pairs until I get one that I don't have to squeeze and jump and pull to get in to ;)  *sigh*

Also this week we finally completed our kitchen table chairs collection.  We have all four now - with each being a different style.  Two of the chairs had very worn seat cushions, so we re-upholstered them.  They look very fancy.  I carefully folded the corners, and Alex enjoyed using the staple gun.

On Saturday, it was free-day at several local museums, so I spent a couple of hours at the LACMA (http://www.lacma.org/) while Alex went for a run.  My favorite exhibit was about wrap dresses.  You entered the exhibit hall through a wide hallway.  The walls were pink and the floors were white and black, and the walls were covered with current and old photos of ladies in wrap dresses, a style that apparently began with a lady called Diane in the 70s.  The hall opened up into a large room whose walls were made entirely of mirrors, and the center of the room contained four different collections of mannequins, each one dressed in a different pattern of wrap dress.  I was in awe, and of course there were several vintage dresses there that were to die for!

On Sunday, Alex went for a mountain-biking adventure with some of the guys from work, and I went to the farmer's market and made banana bread.  My old recipe is back in Illinois still, or maybe I recycled it accidentally, so I made it with a new one that I found online.  It was still good though :)

I have been having nice daily chats with our land-lady.  She has a bad back and takes writing breaks to walk around outside in the sunshine, which is usually when I get back from either shopping or taking a walk around the block. 

Today, I made a fatal error in the grocery store.  I have been eying a perfume, that they now seem to not carry anymore.  So, I tried on some of the other ones to see if I liked any of them.  As it turns out, I don't, but I did manage to come out of the store smelling like a 5-year-old let loose in the perfume store.  Oh me!