My Dad was out playing tennis by 8:00am. I slept until 9:30am and only emerged from the guest bedroom because I heard my Mom out in the kitchen. I had my usual breakfast of SPECIAL K Chocolatey Delight with chocolate soy milk. Then, my Mom and I talked and I worked on the computer for a while.
When my Dad came home from tennis we watched THE VIEW. I haven’t seen it in about a year, because I’ve been working. Then, Mom and I got ready to go shopping. There were a few things we each wanted to accomplish at the mall. First of all – and I hope this isn’t TMI – I wanted to get fitted for a bra. I’m almost 51 and I’ve never actually been fitted for a bra. I always just tried on a few and bought the one that seemed to fit.
I’ve been watching WHAT NOT TO WEAR and TIM GUNN’S GUIDE TO STYLE and they both talk about how important it is to wear the right bra, that fits properly, and how you should go and get fitted for a bra. I wanted to do it in Manhattan, but I just didn’t have the time the two days I was in the city.
My Mom and I went to a big mall where they have a SAKS FIFTH AVENUE. We went to their lingerie department and both got fitted. Turns out I WAS wearing the right size bra, even though it doesn’t fit me right. Go figure? I guess I have the right size, but the wrong bra.
Mom and I tried on about 5 bras each and we got a good laugh. An lovely Argentinian woman, Rosa, was helping us, and she was very disappointed to hear that neither of us likes underwire. I just don’t like to feel metal digging into me all day long. I usually wear the stretchiest, least constrictive bra I can find. Anyway, I did end up buying a navy blue bra and a white bra, in my size, that fit good and felt great. Eureka!
Next, my Mom wanted to go to SEPHORA, because she had to buy two gifts for two friends and we decided that any girl likes to buy herself makeup or perfume, and there is about 100,000 choices in SEPHORA! While we were there, I decided to stop at the ANASTASIA eyebrow counter to get a new eyebrow pencil for my eyebrows.
I have a problem with my eyebrows, because for so many years the style was thin little eyebrows and I waxed and tweezed the hell out of them. Now, they’re pitiful little sperm-shaped half-eyebrows and I have to pencil in the bottom half. I wasn’t happy with the pencils I have, so I went to Anastasia, because that is the woman who is famous for doing the eyebrows of all the stars in Hollywood!
A beautiful young girl sat me down and drew in my eyebrows. When I looked in the mirror, I looked like Groucho Marx, minus the cigar. Okay, I didn’t have the mustache either, but the eyebrows were right up there with his. I told her I thought they were too thick, too dark, and two long. She wiped them off and tried again. Still too dark.
The third time instead of using a powder and a stencil (yes, Anastasia has developed stencils that you place on your eyebrow and fill in), she used a pencil (like I’ve been using). This time it looked much better. The color was better than what I had (it’s called MEDIUM – ASH). She also used a skin-colored pencil that goes UNDER the brow “to create a soft highlight on the brow bone.” Who knew?
Mom got some work done on her eyebrows, too. We both ended up getting Anastasia products for our eyebrows and walked out of there with more expression in our eyes than we’ve had in years!
We walked in and out of stores, and I was looking at all sorts of clothing and accessories. Eric wanted me to buy something from him for my birthday, but I couldn’t find anything “fabulous.” We went through MACY’S and I tried on a couple of things in the “Petite” department. Nothing.
My Mom was looking for a cardigan and I found a bunch in some great colors, but she didn’t like them. I ended up getting a sleeveless shell and a cardigan from AUGUST SILK in a bright teal blue. It felt great and fit nicely. I love sweater sets, or twin sets as they’re called, and have at least 5 or 6 in different colors, patterns, and fabrics. They’re nice to just pair with a pair of jeans, slacks, or a skirt. I’m always cold, so it’s nice to have the shell underneath and the sweater on top.
After MACY’S we needed a little treat, so we stopped at a STARBUCKS kiosk in the mall and got two tall iced nonfat mocha lattes with whipped cream on top. We sat at stools and drank them and talked about our day. I felt bad that I wasn’t able to find more to buy, since my Mom wanted to buy me a birthday or Chanukah present, too. Unfortunately, malls aren’t really my “thing.” I’d much rather go to an estate sale or antique show!
We got home at 5:00pm and my Dad was napping. Mom and I both took a short nap, too, and we got up and left the house at 6:00pm to go to dinner at KINGSBURG, a great Chinese restaurant near the movie theatre.
We had to wait about 20 minutes to get a seat and the movie started at 7:30pm, so we were kind of pressed for time. Our waitress – Fong Wong (yes, that’s her name, but it is her married name, not her parent’s fault) – was so sweet and Dad told her we were on a schedule.
We all had Wonton soup, egg rolls, and then shared Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, Beef with Eggplant (I just ate the eggplant) and Pork Lomein (I just ate the lomein). There is not much good Chinese food in San Diego. There’s tons of Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai, but not good Chinese, so this was really a treat.
We practically ran out of the restaurant and we made it to the theatre in time to catch all the previews. We saw FOUR CHRISTMASES. Boy, we had no idea it was such an all-star cast. Besides Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, there was Robert Duvall, Mary Steenburgen, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Jon Favreau, Tim McGraw, Kristen Chenoweth, Dwight Yoakum, and Carole Kane.
My mother and I laughed a lot. I really thought it was cute. My Dad thought it had “too much slapstick.” He really can be a stick in the mud. He is so opinionated about what’s funny and what’s not. I am such an easy laugh. If I find something funny – it’s funny! I don’t over intellectualize it all. I just like to laugh!
After the movies we came home and they read the paper and I worked on the computer and blogged. Tomorrow Mom and I are heading out again. This time, she’s taking me to a huge indoor flea market. I want to try to find cheap sunglasses. I looked at sunglasses today and they were $395. Who spends $395 on sunglasses? Not me. That I can tell you.
I had a great pair of $8 tortoise shell sunglasses with rhinestones that I loved, which broke. Then, I had a nice pair of $12 black sunglasses that I liked, which broke. I now have NO sunglasses and I definitely need at LEAST one pair, so I’m going tomorrow to try to find them.
I also want another basic black purse for work. I’ve been wearing the same purse pretty much every single day for the last 10 months of work and I’m sick to death of it. I also brought it to New York and Florida and I really am bored of it. I need a new purse!
I’m hoping we’ll have better luck at the flea market where things are priced more in my range. Yes, that’s what I’m hoping!