Successful Clothes Shopping

I had a wonderful shopping experience today!  I am so excited by this that I felt I should write about it.

Last weekend was our twelfth wedding anniversary but we were too tired and grumpy to properly celebrate and we didn't have a babysitter so we decided to go out tonight instead.  It was only yesterday morning that I woke up with the realisation that I had NOTHING to wear!  Well nothing that I could wear out to a posh place for dinner in the autumn, ( I have nice-ish summer stuff).

I hate clothes shopping for myself and my wardrobe is really rather dull and small (the contents that it not the actual wardrobe which is quite big), so I got my shopping head on and headed off to the PEP shopping centre in search of an outfit.

It was quite amazing! I was there at 9.30 on the dot (opening time) and I went into Street One first, only as it was the first shop I came to other than C&A.  So I'm there looking about and I'm the only one in there. It's quite a small shop and the sales woman came up to me and asked if she could help.  Well indeed she could!   After telling her my mission and the only piece of attire I had was long black boots, she searched through and found stuff and um -ed and ah-ed and all I was thinking was, shouldn't I just try some things on? Eventually I did and she was great and it felt such a Trinny and Susannah time in there. In fact it felt very boutique-y as I was the only one in there as it was early.  I don't think Street One is boutique-y though, is it?

So in the end I got a tunic-y thing to go over "legging-hose" (Which are thick legging things basically - my first ever pair!)  Anyway they are a SIZE 8 (34!)  I have NEVER had a size 8!!! I said they may be a bit tight but she wouldn't let me try on the bigger size!  OK, then under the tunic-y thing, red t-shirt, and then a flappy black cardi for on top which I can be a bat or a witch in!  I was quite impressed by it all and was very excited that the first shop I went into I came out with an outfit!

But in my enthusiasm for more clothes I continued a bit and went into Cecil which I quite like and bought 2 more tops, at 20% off for today only. Then I went into Whörl and the Street One section there had another nice top so had to buy that and someone had left a cardi in the changing rooms and that was cool too!

So I have two floaty cardi's, 3 tops, a tunic and legging hose!  Unbelievable.  And the customer service my the lovely lady sales people was great. Still overwhelmed by my new clothes. (And the customer service!)

So when I get dressed up I'll take a picture and put it on.

Better organise children now before I do me and we GO OUT!!!

And looking at these photos I realise I look EXACTLY LIKE MY MOTHER!

REALLY . . . .


OK so I actually think the clothes mum wears are quite nice but I'm well on that rocky road - but her trousers - sorry leggings-hose would be a few sizers larger!

Anyway we just got back from a lovely meal out and now am going to bed.

Just to add - we went into TOWN to the posh French restuarant where I had scallops followed by monkfish and then we shared a mixed pudding platter as we couldn't decide what to have.  It was fab, but so many of the people eating in the posh restaurant were wearing jeans!  Not too much dressing up by some people at all!

Normal Life Resumes

Our visitors continued with a very easy and low maintenance visit from Nikki, Rik and Finlay a couple of weeks ago.  I would post some photos but have none as the big camera is in for some costly repair to the lens . . . .   On the plus side I splashed out and bought myself another small camera - shock and waterproof.  Hope it survives.

Anyhow, we had a lovely four days with the Buckley's and even though the forecast was glorious sunshine, the pesky fog wouldn't lift.  We had to go all the way up a mountain to find the sun again.  Went to Playmobil Funpark too which was a huge hit even though Fin fell in the water.

In the sun at Ellmau

Going back into the gloom

We have also had some snow. Quite wet snow but quite a lot of it.  And the weight of it broke the flimsy branches off the tree int he garden and all the bamboo which needed cutting back anyway.  It was fun for the couple of days it lasted but was way too early as the leaves hadn't yet been cleared from the roads!  In fact it is probably German law that all the leaves must have fallen and been swept before the snow comes!

Fun in the snow

So, since all our guests have left we have had a couple of quietish weekends catching up with stuff.  We have done a few strolls - this is across the road from where we live - Alex is making his silly face!

We also cycled to the beer garden last weekend with Magda and Nigel.  It was glorious in the sun but the beer garden was shut and so we had to get food from the main restaurant.  Eventually they opened up the beer kiosk as there were too many people queueing for beer inside!

Katie has started staying for lunch at Kindergarten as she thinks it will help her German.  So forward thinking!  She's really enjoying it and so I pick her up at 2pm instead of 12.15.  She is also not so tired as she has had lunch and had some quiet time so is raring to go again which makes getting home easier.  

This was today after pickup with William and Freya and Alex on the lion outside Kindergarten before we went to eh playground.

Alex fell asleep in the Chariot on the way home at 4.30.  It's now 9.30 and he hasn't really woken up except to put his pyjamas on. Wonder if he'll stay asleep all night? Hmmm . . . . .

Oh and the cat still hasn't used her cat house.