Life at home is so wonderful, I really can't wait until I can move back here permanently. When I came back home, the wine that I ordered online was here... And all the bottles are so beautiful! After I ordered the wine originally, I looked up a review of the company I ordered from, and saw so many negative reviews that I was really nervous. A bunch of people said that their wines came super late or didn't come at all, that the customer service people were smug and very rude, and that the company randomly substituted in less expensive bottles of wine that were not what customers ordered. I started to be sooo worried that what I ordered wouldn't come at all. Not only did my wine come, it came incredibly early. Like, super duper early. I ordered it on a Monday, and it was there on Thursday when the website told me that it would take 10-15 days and I was expecting it to come the following Thursday or possibly even later. They DID substitute a bottle--I ordered a Chenin Blanc and they sent a Pinot Gris--but, since I ordered the least expensive wines on the whole site, they couldn't really have substituted a less valuable wine--and, even if they did, I only ended up paying like $5.30 per bottle with my Groupon, so I am hardly in a position to complain. And, I have to say, the bottle on the Pinot Gris is far prettier than on the Chenin Blanc I originally ordered. Haven't tasted it yet, so I can't comment on that, but the bottle certainly recommends it to me.
I also had the opportunity to work some over the weekend, which is super awesome. I bet in 1954 when my granddad first started digging his own worms to build a business, he never imagined he was doing it just for his granddaughter's convenience. Nowhere else would let me pick up random hours on weekends when I just so happen to come home. And working makes my life so much easier.
After work, my mom took me shopping. We like to go wine tasting at the local World Market on Saturdays, and we also decided to make a pit stop at TJ Maxx. At TJ, we found a grey suit--and it just so happens that I've been looking for a grey suit for a very, very long time. My mom bought it for me (looove her!) and also bought me this ADORABLE pink jacket--I will post some pictures soon. I may wear the grey suit to the interview on Tuesday if I can find the right top to match. I'm pretty excited about it.
I'm also really excited about my Lexis and Westlaw rewards. My casserole dishes came in the mail and were there for me when I came home on Friday morning, but I only took pictures of the one.
My Lexis Nexis gift cards came in too--also very exciting. I think I'll probably use it to buy some new dress clothes to take the bar in, but I am pretty sure I'll wear the pink jacket my mom bought me yesterday. It's pretty freaking sweet. It's a pale, pale pink--professional and feminine. Yess!
When we went to World Market, it was a wine tasting extraordinaire. They had like 22 different kinds of wine (would only let us taste 10, but that's ok)--and I loved so many of them. I decided to buy three bottles--two reds for Andy, one that I tasted and one that I didn't (but it got 88 points from the wine people which is pretty good), and one raspberry dessert wine. I'm pretty excited about the raspberry. I think I'm going to bake Andy a cheesecake for his birthday and also buy some chocolate ice cream--and we can eat them with the wine and it should be the most amazing experience that he will propose instantly. Instantly. Okay, well, maybe not, but that is my vision. And cheesecake just so happens to be my particular specialty. He's lucky I go to so much effort for him. Another part of the perfect housewife plot. Andy is a lucky beneficiary.
All in all, it was an amazing day! And today we're taking the big boat down to Virginia Beach for a party which should be pretty great, too. I'm really looking forward to it. I think I'll take my camera and get some pictures, and hopefully I'll be able to share them too.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend, full of sunshine, outdoor activity, and a little bit of wine to warm the soul.
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