Impromptu Shopping Trip

On Saturday I was in the computer lab at the school of music, minding my own business, when Stephanie Rhodes came in and sat next to me. We chatted for a little bit, and she told me that she was upset because her friend had stood her up for their pedicure date. She said that it was supposed to be her day to relax and do girlie stuff, like get a pedicure or go to the mall. I thought for a minute and then said, "I could go to the mall with you."

So off we went to the fabulous Briarwood Mall for a magical day of shopping. I don't really go shopping all that much, so Stephanie gave me a tutorial on what stores to hit and what's in style for winter (if I'm not mistaken, it is "jewel tones"). She bought a new outfit to wear to church the next day, and since I had a woman of style and taste with me, I asked her to help me pick out a new church outfit for myself as well. Here are the results, as worn the next day:

(Stephanie - new shirt & skirt; Brian - new shirt & tie)

To finish off the trip, Stephanie treated me to my first-ever Cinnabon, which is, according to her, the essential capstone of any successful shopping trip.

(My first Cinnabon - plus a new sweater I bought that day for 5 bucks)

Another highlight of the trip came while we were looking around H&M and Stephanie got an international call from 'The Celtic Tenors,' asking her to go on tour with them for a few weeks. Apparently they are kind of a big deal and they offered her a bunch of money. Maybe that's why she was feeling generous enough to get me that Cinnabon.