Shopping!

I have to say that one of the best things that happened to me since Mr. J told me his secret is the SHOPPING!

In the past, I would never ask him to go shopping with me. He always made it seem like a chore, and I didn’t want to burden him with it. Typically, I would go shopping and just make him sit through a fashion show when I got home. I have to admit it is kind of crazy how things have changed!

As you can imagine, it caught me off guard when Miss J asked me to go shopping with her. She wanted to replace her extensive wardrobe (she threw it out when we moved in together because she thought the urge to dress up would go away if she had a relationship like ours to make her happy). Mr. J hasn’t decided to announce Miss J to the public, so I was a little confused by her request. Did she want to dress up to go to the mall? Or would she just go with me as Mr. J? How does this work? How will it feel shopping with Miss J? How will people treat us in public? Am I ready for this?

I was spared the lengthy internal battle because she decided to go as Mr. J.

Side note: I grew up in a tiny town. When I say tiny, I mean 3 stoplights and cows in your backyard, tiny. We now live in a large city near the small town that I grew up in, so I always see people I know when we go out. Especially at the mall closest to our house. It just so happens to be the mall closest to my tiny hometown as well. So the decision was made for Miss J because she isn’t ready for our family and friends to know about her.

Back to the shopping! We went everywhere! I was so excited to help her pick out “passable” (that’s the right term, correct? Am I using that wrong?) outfits that I didn’t buy much of anything. Another side note: I always come home with tons of shopping bags. When I decide that I have money to spend on clothes, I go crazy.

I introduced her to Charming Charlie’s. If you haven’t discovered this amazing place, you need to Google them right now. They are an accessory store that sells necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, bags, shoes, and more. You name it, you can probably find it there. And the best part is that the store is color-coded. If you are looking for a blue necklace to match your white top, you go to the blue section. If you can’t tell, I am absolutely obsessed with this store. And let me tell you, Miss J is a HUGE fan now.

I thought that we would only go to a store or 2, she would get bored and want to leave. Definitely not the case! We shopped all day. I had a great time. When I asked her how I looked in an outfit, I knew she was telling me the truth. I also learned that I need to wear tighter clothes instead of hiding behind my flowy shirts. She told me that some of my clothes look like maternity shirts! Now that is a true friend…but it was weird coming from my boyfriend (girlfriend?).

The hardest part about the trip was liking the same clothes. When I go shopping with my sisters or a friend and we like the same top, we would both buy it. I felt like I couldn’t buy the same things as her. I’m not completely sure why sharing clothes or owning the same top is weird to me, but I guess that is something I will have to learn to get over. Is that common? It isn’t because I don’t like her style because she has great style. She wears clothes that are sensual, classy, feminine and borderline trashy all at the same time. She has nailed that balance! So why does that bother me? I guess that will be another post for another day…

I have to say that this was a great first experience. If it continues like this, I think I can handle this 🙂

xoxo

– Lady A