• Posts Tagged ‘Shopping’

    The Weekend of Saving Money

    by  • August 11, 2011 • Shopping

    We had quite the busy weekend here. Saturday, we took advantage of lots of deals and coupons. We started out shopping adventure at Walgreen’s, where I used a handful of coupons to save over 50% of my purchase. Thanks to their Register Rewards, I was also able to go back on Sunday and get 216 Huggies Wipes for free! After Walgreen’s, we drove up to Tennessee for some tax free shopping.

    Our first stop was Target. For some reason, diapers were included in the tax free weekend (and too bad hunting binoculars weren’t or my brother would have been with us!), so we used coupons and got 96 Pampers diapers and 64 Pampers wipes for $15. I also got Sawyer three shirts there. Then, we headed over to the mall where we stopped at the food court for a quick bite to eat. We ate at Great Wraps, which is a very yummy wrap place that I rarely get because we don’t go up there much, and when we do, we usually eat Red Robin or something like that.

    After lunch, we stopped by Justice for a gift card for my little cousin’s birthday. That store is like the Hollister for little girls…they had long sleeved t-shirts that were ON SALE for 40% off that were still $30. Way too much to pay for kids clothing in my opinion. Anyways, after the gift card (and waiting almost 25 minutes in line to get it), we made a beeline to The Children’s Place. There, I picked up 2 pairs of jeans, 1 pair of track pants, 2 short sleeved shirts, 1 button down shirt, and 1 pair of shorts for next summer for Sawyer, and all for $45. I felt like I got a really good deal, and he’s pretty much set for fall/winter.

    After the shopping was finished, we headed back to Georgia for my cousin’s birthday party. She had it at one of those indoor fun places with all the inflatable bouncers and arcade games. Sawyer didn’t care for the slides, but he liked bouncing around in one of the more open houses so James could be right there with him. We stopped by a deli on the way home for a quick dinner, and then I went with my mom and sister to Wal-Mart while James took Sawyer on home…Needless to say, that little boy was completely exhausted he made it to his crib!

    Sunday was more of a relaxing day that consisted of being lazy in the morning and then swimming in the afternoon. So far, this week has been fairly uneventful. Just playing with the baby, spending time with the hubby, blogging, and working. I haven’t missed a day in the Veracity Blogathon (go me!) and I am trying to also do some personal posts in between when I can.

    Tax Free Weekend, Here I Come!

    by  • August 5, 2011 • Shopping

    So this weekend is Tennessee’s tax free weekend for clothing and school related items. Georgia isn’t participating in having a tax free weekend this year, so tomorrow, James, Sawyer, and I are having a shopping trip. Luckily, Tennessee is only about 45 minutes from here. We are going to The Children’s Place to grab some jeans for Sawyer for $8.50. In the past, the cheapest I have found them there is $10, so definitely not going pass that up! They also have t-shirts for $4 and polos and shorts for $5…I may also get some things for next summer as well with those kind of prices.

    We also have a birthday party to attend tomorrow afternoon. My little cousin, Breanna, is turning 10 years old. I seriously cannot believe it! I can remember when she was born. It seems like it’s only been a few years ago. We haven’t gotten her anything for her birthday yet, so I will probably pick that up while we are shopping as well.

    Right now, I am about to get Sawyer ready for his outing with Auntie Krista. I FaceTime’d her earlier to see if she wanted to come over and spend some time with him. She suggested taking him out to lunch with our mom and then to our  mom’s work to visit with everyone and give me a baby free afternoon. Since I don’t get offers like that often, I quickly agreed. It’s not too exciting though, because the free time will be spent cleaning this house and getting some work done.

    Get Up and Go

    by  • July 26, 2011 • Home Life

    Yesterday was more of a get up and go day. Things started at 5am when Sawyer woke up screaming. We went to see the problem and he had this sticky jelly looking stuff on his face. James picked him up out of his playpen and we realized it was all over him and there were two piles of it in the playpen. Upon further investigation, we figured out that the top of his diaper had either busted open or was defected when we put it on him before bed. The sticky stuff was the inside of the diaper which turns to a sticky congealed (so?) mess to hold more.

    So, Sawyer had a bath at 5am yesterday morning because it was hard to just wipe him down. Luckily, he was still sleepy even after the bath, so he went back to sleep along with me and James.

    When we got up for the second time, Mom cooked breakfast. After we ate, James, my sister and I got ready to go down to Pier Park. Mom kept Sawyer so we could do some shopping. There are so many new shops there than there was the last time we were here 2 years ago. There are specialty shops geared toward tourists as well as places that are more geared to locals (cell phone shops, Wholesale Insurance offices, and barbers, for example). I bought myself a t-shirt at the Ron Jon shop that says “I don’t do mornings.” that statement is so true for me! :) We also went to Old Navy where I got Sawyer a couple things for fall/winter, including a $1.47 brown hoodie.

    After shopping, we met my mom, brother, and Sawyer for dinner at Angelo’s. It is apparently a very popular steakhouse in Panama City Beach that fills up as soon as the doors open for dinner. We were there almost 30 minutes before it opened to be sure we got in. Their steaks are very tender and yummy. After dinner we came back to the condo, hung out for about 45 minutes to wait for the sun to go down, and then went down to the beach.

    Sawyer liked the beach a little more than last time. He likes kicking his feet in the waves. We finished the evening at the pool until it was about 15 minutes past Sawyer’s normal bed time. We came back up and put him to bed, watched Secret Life, then went to bed ourselves.