Oh Happy Day(s)

I have had two fabulous days! Yesterday, when Jon got home, I got to get out of the house for a while. We've decided to try and give me time away from the house and the kiddo's once a week. Time to do Deanna stuff! This is a much needed step in my life... Two kiddo's can be very overwhelming!

So, back to my time away. I struck out to visit one of my favorite little boutiques and look at pretty clothes, jewelry and accessories (I say look because I can't buy!). I drove the 20 minutes to get there only to discover they were CLOSED due to POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS! I couldn't even be mad because it was so hilarious!!! Poor weather conditions?... HaHAHaHAHa, really? For a northern girl, that was pretty funny...

I continued on to check out Central Market, a grocery store near the boutique that I hadn't been to yet. I've had a few things on my grocery list that I haven't been able to find at my usual stops and thought (hoped) maybe THIS store would have them. When I got there, the place was PACKED. Imagine a Sam's Club sized parking lot completely FULL... I really didn't feel like fighting my way through the aisles of the thousand or so people there, so I drove on through the parking lot to turn around.

At the back of the lot there was a Cost Plus World Market. The lot there was basically empty, so I decided to go in. I wondered around aimlessly for a while, checking out candles and home decor, when I noticed their food section. Then I saw wine and beer and I remembered THIS WINE.

I've been wanting to try it since reading about it on another blog I follow. I asked a sales clerk if they carried Plungerhead wine and sure enough, they did! I snagged up a bottle thinking (maybe) it will pair nicely with what I'm making on Valentine's Day for Jon and me.

I wondered over to the food aisles and found a couple other things on my To Buy When I Find Them list! THIS...

and THIS...

Score!

I recently stocked up on my spices to make recipes like THIS and THIS (FYI - this will be our Valentine's Day meal, to be blogged about later). I purchased my spices at Target for about $4.99/jar. Cost World Market had them in the same cute glass jars, the same weight, but they were $2.25/jar. My point here is that Cost World Market is my new favorite store (at least until I finally visit Central Market!)!!!

This morning, the kids and I ventured over to east Dallas, about an hour away, to purchase THIS...

A toddler bed for Ruby. I know, she's only 5 months old, but I already know this is the bed I want for her. So I've been keeping an eye out for it on Craigslist. I found it yesterday for $30! Super Awesome!

Oh Happy Day(s)! :-)