november 22

last night tripp and i went out to dinner.  we were on our way to get to fro-yo, but because we were still so full from the chips and guac, neither of us were too interested in stopping. that’s when tripp turned to me and said, “what would you think about running to the mall so i can get some underwear?”

there are two things i would like to say about this…

1. tripp has lost so much weight that he needs new underwear.  {i know…probably too much information}
2. my friends, we live large.  try not to be jealous.

anyway, so on the way to the mall, tripp asks me if there was anything else we needed to get.  because we go to the mall so rarely seeing as how it is past 31st and yale.  and for my friends here in tulsa, you know how we midtown people can be…practically have to pack a lunch and make it an all day field trip to go to south tulsa.

my attempts to convince tripp of my need of a new pair of boots and a quilted jacket fell on deaf ears in case you were curious.  

so we get to the mall and since we parked upstairs we had to go through the home department.  which reminded tripp the he ‘needed’ a new pillow.  don’t ask me how this is more important than $300 boots, but whatever.  but while he was holding and squishing and testing out all the different kinds of foam core pillows, i was over looking through the bedding clearance rack.  and to my utter delight i found two matching pillow shams, a bedskirt, two small decorative throw pillows, and a plush blanket – all for half off.

i know that this might not sound all that exciting, but since we’ve been living in this house our bedroom has been a total hodgepodge of twenty year-old furniture, a handmedown iron headboard from my parents, and an ancient green chair that we got after we first got married.

you might recall that we painted and had the floors redone…TWO YEARS AGO. but honestly, it seems like our master bedroom has (pardon the expression) sucked hind tit for the past nine years.   this is why i was ridiculously excited to find this bedding.  and after giving tripp the same spiel that i just shared with you, he agreed that it was time to spruce things up a bit.  and thankfully these few pieces also met tripp’s requirements:

• not to girly
• not to colorful
• not too plain
• not too scratchy
• not too hot
• not too heavy

anyway, today i got everything washed and put on the bed.  and it looks so pretty.  i love it so much.

also, in case you were curious, tripp decided that he preferred the ‘no-flat’ polyfill pillow the best.

and i swear, it’s just the simple kinds of things that make me so happy. wishing you a weekend of simple pleasures as well.

love, kelly