Fashion, Nails & Fun Shopping Finds

Today after work I stopped & got McDonald’s on the way home, b/c I had been fasting all day for missionary work & I knew Autumn & I wouldn’t get a chance to stop for dinner.  It was a neat & spiritual experience to be fasting on the Thursday before Easter, b/c that is the day that Christ introduces the sacrament, and most importantly it’s the day He suffered for our sins in Gethsemane.  That, to me, is the crucial & critical part of the Atonement.  It’s how we can overcome spiritual death, & then the resurrection is how we can overcome physical death.

Anyways, I got Autumn from daycare & we had to stop for an EMERGENCY bathroom break.  She cracks me up w/ her fashion style, b/c this morning she insisted that I put this blue & white polka dot bow sash in her hair for a headband.  Sometimes I look at her & am just amazed that she is mine & that I get the privilege of being her Mother.

I went & got my nails done b/c they were WAY grown out & looked bad.  We were the last ones in there & so Lily waxed Autumn’s eyebrows & even painted Autumn’s nails.  We are so spoiled by them & are so thankful for all they do to keep us looking Diva-licious!

We came home, did reading homework, and then I got Autumn to bed.  For our big day of service in May, I am in charge of collecting kitchen items for a women’s shelter transitional apartment in our area.  A lady in my ward texted me to see if she could stop by & drop off some kitchen items she had gotten.  I was completely overwhelmed w/ gratitude & love when she brought ALL of these really nice & brand new items.  Especially since she has gone through some major health issues lately.  Her charity & giving heart just filled my cup to overflowing.

When Nick got home from work, I left to go shopping at WalMart around 10:00.  I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again … I love shopping at night when the store isn’t as crowded & I don’t have Autumn with me.  That way I can take my time & just enjoy walking around.  I ran across these “throw back” cups for just $1.99 on an end cap!  It made me so happy!  I just wish they had Jem & Rainbow Brite cups, and then it would have been like my childhood sitting there on the shelf.

I came home w/ these 2 new products to try.  The fruit punch Oreo cookies were interesting.  I didn’t hate them, but I wouldn’t buy them again.  The Almond Joy pudding was pretty good.  It was basically just chocolate pudding w/ bits of coconut & almonds in it.  That concludes my fun shopping adventures for this week.