Weekend Almost Over

It's been a long day. I woke up too early with the goal of buying a gift for my friend's wedding shower, going to the shower and then possibly going out to dinner with a friend. I hate wedding showers. I think they're dumb and boring.

I was overtired and had a headache at this point. And when I'm overtired I'm overly emotional (meaning, I cry like crazy). So I went to one store and couldn't find anything I wanted to give my friend, so I left in tears, feeling wholly inadequate, for all the reasons that had been building up. I drove to another store crying all the way, and managed to stop my crying by the time I got out of the car. By this time, I had decided that the shower wasn't worth my misery and that I wasn't going. I would just buy a gift and have it sent to my friend.

So I went in the mall, which wasn't quite open yet. I noticed that they had a Loemann's, which carries the type of clothing that I could wear to the upcoming weddings I have to attend. So I went shopping. And actually found a dress (this never happens, I am NOT good at finding fancy clothes). And it was cheap. Yay!

I headed home, and stopped at Target to buy a bunch of stuff I didn't need on the way (retail therapy does work). After getting home, I received a call from a friend who is moving soon - she wanted company while she packed. So I visited with her for a bit. Then I went to dinner with a bunch of friends at a really good Tex Mex place in Teaneck. Not only was the food good, one of the people who works there is now one of my Facebook friends. (We had a nice time.)

I finally came home and my neighbor stopped me to invite me for meals for Shavuos. I take anything negative I have said in the past about Passaic - I have had SO many people call me to invite me for meals for Shavuos (unfortunately, I'm not going to be here). It really is a nice community, it just takes some time.

All in all, I think I managed to turn my day around. Not bad.