This past week I went to Columbia, SC to my sister-in-law Rachel's graduation from Basic Training. It was an interesting experience. Wednesday was family day and we just got to hang out with her on base for the day after our flight got there. We did some shopping in the Main PX (sort of like Wal-Mart) on base. We also found a mini-mall type of place that had souvenirs, etc. I did get a few postcards of Fort Jackson, a cute teddy bear and a couple of the basic gray ARMY t-shirts - they were only $6.55!! Even if I don't wear them, they will make good pj's!
Thursday was graduation day and I got a shot glass and a couple of 3-13 (her battallion) t-shirts for Ted and me. After graduation, Rachel was able to leave base with us. We had some time before we all had to be to the airport, so we went to.....where else??? THE MALL! We ate lunch there and looked around. We couldn't really buy too much because our bags were already pretty full! I did get a cute D&B purse at Macy's on clearance 50% off! Thursday night we spent in Minneapolis after our flight got in.
Friday, Rachel wanted to go to the Mall of America before we headed home so she could find a dress for a wedding the following day. We ate lunch and then decided to all go our separate ways and meet back in 1 hour. I was off and running. First I went to Victoria's Secret and got some pretty-smelling perfume. Then I went to Lane Bryant and tried on some clothes - I got a dress and a couple of other items. After I was done there, it was off to the Harley-Davidson store to check out the sale that I noticed when we walked by on the way to eat lunch. They had fleece sweatshirts for $18 and t-shirts for $15! I decided that I was done after that and headed back to the meeting spot. I still had 15 minutes left - so I went into American Eagle right by the meeting spot and browsed the clearance racks. I ended up getting 5 shirts for Ted for $38! When all was said and done, I was the first one done and I was the one that bought the most stuff.
Saturday, it was off to Fargo for a wedding. Rachel rode with us and we had to leave early because she was a personal attendant. After we dropped her off, we (Ted, his brother Josh and I ) went to the mall. We agreed to meet back in 1 hour. Of course I was the first one done again - which is surprising for shopping with 2 guys! I did get a couple pair of jeans, a top and 2 pairs of shoes. After eating lunch at Olive Garden (YUM-O!), we went to Scheel's and spent quite a bit of time in there just looking around.
It's been an exhausting few days, but it was well worth it to see my sister-in-law graduate and to see two people enter the wonderful world of marriage! Congrats to all of you! Now, I'm going to get some sleep!
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