One of our local towns participated in a statewide kite fly this afternoon and we watched from the warmth of the car since it wasn’t terribly Spring-like out. The wind was gusty which made for some challenging maneuvers by the kite flyers. There is something relaxing about watching people fly their kites, so I’m looking forward to next month when our own town will have their own kite day. Maybe we’ll actually break out the kites we bought a few years back at Target (and never opened) and participate too.
Before checking out the kite fly we spent the morning at the Prime Outlets in Huntley. My only goal was to find a black sweater at the Gap Outlet after spotting the perfect sweater on a girl this week and asking her where she got it. Unfortunately all the sweaters were gone but I managed to spend $70 on a pair of capris and a lightweight jacket that I can wear in place of the sweater when I’m cold at work.
I’ll be honest – I couldn’t believe the price of the pants. Apparently I wasn’t paying attention to the price when I tried them on our I wouldn’t have bothered. They fit real good, though, so I’m trying to get over the shock of spending that much on one clothing item. I’m trying to reason with myself that at least they are a color I didn’t already own (chocolate brown) and the other capris I bought last weekend were cheaper. Like that balances out the cost or something. I have been a little clothes crazy lately but in my defense I just want to have some cute outfits for the summer instead of wearing a t-shirt with black shorts like I primarily did last year. Now I just need to find a cute pair of closed-toe shoes to go along with my capris so I can wear them to work. I don’t want to wear sandals or my feet will freeze in there.
I can’t say I understand the reason behind the outlet malls, though. Nothing I saw in any of the stores was a good buy. I’d just as soon shop at Walmart than go to another outlet mall.