Today some of the women of the church met for coffee, picked up the names of our secret sisters, and set out for a day of shopping. It all sounds innocent enough, except that my new bosom buddy (sorry Nita, it stuck) and I set out for Mardel’s and Hobby Lobby. These are dangerous locations for me. Sort of like a crack house. I mean for crack addicts, not for myself, having no addiction to crack whatsoever. Just to be clear.
Mardel’s is this marvelous, huge Christian bookstore. As we are walking in, chatting away, I see it sitting on a shelf right in the front of the store. My heart stopped and I might have started hyperventilating. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. All 591 glorious pages of it. However, it’s still in hardback, I’ve blown past my book allowance so fast, I’m into my allowance for 2011. And then I see my saving grace – a lovely, red, 50 % off sticker, making the book 15 dollars! In my defense, I did try to call Philip and run this past him, but I got no answer, and took that as a sign that it was meant to be. The rest of my purchases need no explanation, mostly because I have no explanation, except that I saw a really cute notebook, and while I forgot to mention this in my addiction blog, I am indeed addicted to notebooks.
It should also be noted and praised that I went through Hobby Lobby without making a single purchase. I am learning some self-discipline, it just deserts me altogether in a bookstore.
Nita, should you be reading this, I had a fantastic day, and have now placed you in the category of people who know too much about me, and it’s only going to get worse. Or better. However you view it. 🙂
Ok I have officially become your friend ~ I friended you on facebook so that makes it really really real! 🙂 You have such a delightful sense of humor I enjoyed and actually laughed out loud reading these!!! 😉 Had a wonderful day as well and am looking forward to many cooking and shopping and booking adventures!! Love Ya!
Nita, after the many adventures I assure you that we will have together, you may have to start your own blog! I’m go glad the Lord brought you and your family into my life. It’s rare to find someone who seems to be able to read my mind and understand my sense of humor. I’d love for that to be a compliment for you, but I can’t be sure it is. :). Regardless, I love it!
Hi Andi!
I’ve enjoyed reading your blog! I, too, have a book addiction, but grad school has helped me be better about buying books since I have no time to read anything other than stuff for school. But, come Christmas break, it is so on!
Erin,
I know your love for books, which is what sealed the deal that I would love you as a sister. :). Hey, I’d like to link your blog to mine. I have no idea how to do that. Might you in all your wisdom know how?
I’m not 100% sure how to do it on wordpress, but you should be able to start a link list. It looks like you already have a Blogroll started below with Philip’s site, so you should be able to find that section of your blog in your dashboard and add more links. You can also add links when you compose by highlighting the text you want to be the link and then click on a the hyperlink button in your compose box. A pop up will appear to prompt you to put the address in, and it codes the hyperlink for you. Anyway, those are my best guesses.
Hope you have a wonderful Monday!