Shoppa-palooza & a Sad Day

It all started with a Coach purse...

I went to Macy's to see if they had the butterfly purse that I had been stalking. They didn't, in fact no Macy's from here to NYC had one. I decided that I would look at some others to see what was out there. The lady at Macy's gave me a rare coupon that actually works on Coach purses. I decided that on Thursday after work I would head to Indy to look at the bigger Macy's.

My mom then mentioned that she was off on Friday for Oaks day. We decided to use my fabulous employee discount to meet in Edinburgh and stay at a Hampton in. Which meant I could also look for a purse at the Coach outlet! I found a beautiful Coach purse Thursday and bought it. It was a great deal too.

Friday morning mom and I got up and had breakfast and got showers. Mom was in the shower when I got a call from dad. He had called to let mom know that he was let go from his job. He had been with the company since I was an infant. The event definitely put a damper on the shoppa-palooza.

It was a very hard day for the Hammond family. We know that God has a reason for allowing this to happen. Please pray for my Dad to find a job soon. Also, please pray for the family...it has been hard for us all.

Pictures from our visit home!

Before we left Michael and I went for a walk and found some horses by Purdue!

Sunday we had lunch at Rocky's with Mom, Dad, Nick, Christy, Luke, Deb, Mike and Jordan!

Saturday Mom, Christy, Luke and I went on an all day shopping excursion! We had so much fun!

ESPM ---Extra sensory perception Mom!

Yesterday my mom called me and told me that Target had a ton of Home stuff on clearance. I was on my way to Target to get some more thank you cards, so while I was there I figured I would check out the sale. I found one of the silicone potholders that Michael and I wanted for 2.48! Michael and I had also been talking about how we really wanted a table cloth. I found one that is brown and gold and very "global" looking. I loved it, and it was cheap, so I bought it.

I called my mom when I got out of Target to see if they had any matching placemats at the one she was at. I told her that I was looking for the things to match the beautiful table cloth that I had just purchased. I said it is brown, and she said, and GOLD? As it turns out we had both purchased the same table cloth.

My mom mentions this in her blog occasionally that we like the same things, and that we really finish each other's sentences frequently. This is a classic example of things we end up doing. I had no idea she'd gotten herself the brown and gold table cloth and she had no idea that I had done the same!