Yesterday, we went on a mini road trip to Hagerstown, Maryland to check out the outlet (We both desperately need good shoes for walking for the upcoming semester). I guess all this time I've sat in the back of the family van while my dad drove, so I never really realized how far it was. It's about a 50 mile trip, so a round trip is 100 miles. Jeez.
Obviously, we had to make a stop at Fractured Prune on the way up. These are banana cream pie, morning buzz (mocha glaze with oreos), cookies and cream, smores, french toast, and dulce de leche. Pretty damn good... and definitely an unholy amount of calories. We also ended up going to Outback for dinner, because we love steak so much. I was a little disappointed because they've definitely downsized their portions, but what do you expect from a chain like that...
Wouldn't this be a great picture to paint with watercolors? I've always painted with acrylic, but I think I would really like watercolor. Maybe I'll pick up some supplies in Spain and get into it there. The drive was actually really nice. It was beautiful outside and I-70 is very scenic in some areas. There's lots of rolling hills and valleys and whatnot. Add some off-key-singing-along-with-the-radio-together, and you have yourself a good time.
After fruitless attempts at finding anything worth buying at Nike, Adidas (I wanted Stan Smiths but they weren't really any cheaper than the online price, which is expected), J. Crew, Gap, and (desperately) Reebok... we ended up both buying very similar pairs of shoes from Bass (I got a pair of dirty bucks, which are nothing like I've worn before, but they're pretty plain so I can wear them with lots of outfits). I've never bought anything from there so I wasn't even considering it in the first place, but it worked out. If you're going there anytime soon, aka this week, they're having a super clearance sale with a lot of stuff up to 80% off. I paid $30 for shoes that were originally $100, and was gonna get a really nice leather tote too if I hadn't just bought a new bag. I think these shoes will be my go-to pair this semester, although I'm usually wearing my Doc Martens in the fall/winter. They're just too heavy and big to bring with me, but I'm not sad about it. I think I'm getting over those anyway.
I hate the fact that I'm trying to save money like crazy, but I just have to keep spending money on things in preparation for Spain. I bought a good shoulder bag with a zippered opening because the one I've been using for a few years doesn't have one. Worst situation: someone could just put their hand in it and run off with my phone/credit card. That actually almost happened with the non-zippered bag in Rome a few years ago, so I've learned my lesson.
I hope everyone had a great, relaxing weekend, and if you're at the J.Cole concert right now, I envy you.