seattle calling

today was the best trip i've had to seattle in a long time. considering the last two involved my sisters, it's really no stretch.

ian and i had planned to go to look for shoes since i've exhausted all possibilities here, and didn't want to buy the prada ones. i ended up buying those shoes, so we went down to look for shoes for him. and maybe some clothes. we didn't even get to the heart of seattle, which had been our initial goal. we stopped at this newish outlet mall because we saw the puma sign, and he had seen a pair of pumas up here that he loved and wanted to price there.

anyway, we didn't see the ones he liked there, but then i saw that the shoes they did have there (which were close) were only $14.95. he bought two pairs. and this adorable zippy top that was way cuter than the adidas one he'd seen and almost bought here. i bought a tank top at the adidas outlet for $10. it was so busy there, because there were tonnes of tourists from canada for the long weekend.

we drove further towards seattle and then went to a mall. the traffic was hell, so we followed my keen instinct that said to exit, and it ended up being the mall we had talked about. we went to victoria's secret, and i bought regular, but adorable, knickers for me, and he got some body crap for his friend who requested it. she also requested lingere but ian felt she should get her own. i know that i've said i'm not buying more underwear... especially since i cleaned my underwear drawer yesterday and threw away over thirty pairs, and kept over thirty. but i am a weak person. maybe because i didn't go to church this week, maybe because of the cleanse.

oh, and the cleanse is going better than ever. well, i was really really tired today. and hungry. *but* we went to olive garden and i only had salad (no cheese, no crutons). no bread sticks. no pasta. seriously. i didn't even have the chocolate that they give you at the end. and the guy brought us 2 each. i had to sit and watch ian eat the yummy yummy garlic bread, and feticcine alfredo all with cheese, i might add... but i resisted. AND then on the way home, we stopped at krispy kreme and ian bought two donuts, and because the light was on, we each got one for free. i was holding the warm wheaty goodness in my hands and gave it to ian. if i can get through today, then i will have little trouble with the rest of the 12 days. i mean olive garden, warm krispy kreme, AND at the outlet mall we walked by rocky mountain chocolate factory. and i resisted all.

we stopped to get some nuts for me. with the idea that they have some weight and would make me feel full. they did the trick, and all is well. oh, but the best best best part of the day. i picked up some cherry coke (not for me, on so many levels) and it had a different price for members. obviously i don't have a card. but when we were in the cash line-up the guy in front of us gave his phone number instead... like at safeway. as he was giving his number i was memorising it. i was just going over the number in my head when ian started to whisper it to me. which in itself was hilarious. then as the guy was leaving, i asked if it was okay to use his number. he was walking away and said sure. so i said his number and was totally blushing. like, what kind of freak memorises someone's number to save a dollar? me. the cashier was like: if he gets a phone call in the middle of the night, we'll know who it was. and he was almost out of the store at that point and totally looked back. i was seriously cracking up.

it was super fun to connect with ian again. we played punch/poke buggy the whole way, and of course i was the champion of all champions. and it was fun to be reminded of how in line we can be sometimes. we totally said the same things at the same time, and laughed at the same stupid stuff. and then the memorising the guy's number thing... it was awesome, especially since we haven't really been hanging out much, and haven't been having this much fun.

good times shopping in the states. and no duty/gst had to be paid. yahoo!