#30daysofdresses - day 27

(Written Monday 10/27/14)What happens when I have a mocha for Sunday brunch (first latte is weeks), plus watch Walking Dead before bed and then our fire alarm goes off at 4:45am on a Monday morning??Ssstrrrreeeeesssssss.But hey, look, the moon is void all day today, work is lame, and I have new boots. Paired with this cute dress my mom picked up for me at Christmas 2014. Because when I wear black it's actually black and white in a cute pattern. See also day 15.---Yes - I went out with Jessica on Saturday for one last shopping trip before we do.not.hang.out.in.this.capacity again for at least 6 months. On the list: black boots and a jean vest.Due to some awesome sales, I also picked up burgundy boots from Clarks and black jeans from American Eagle. And braved this huge mall at 1pm on a Saturday. Twas a good thing I spent the previous 24 hours alone in my apartment so I had the energy reserves for that chaos.People are nuts.I wanted black boots, but each time I see black boots I think they're cute and then wish they were brown. Or tan, camel, navy, burgundy or sand colored. Anything but black. It felt like the smart thing to do was to purchase maroon boots -- these would go with all of my navy colored clothes and be interesting enough that I could justify spending the money on them. See, style people, I'm learning.But today, as I write this, I'm wearing the black ones. The fringe detail and the fact that they're a different matte black is what gets me. So cute. Also, buy one get 25% off at Clarks this weekend AND I had $100 gift card from Christmas (thanks Mom!).Yes, I hoard gift cards.Did I mention I buy expensive, well made shoes and then wear them for 8-10 years?? #justifyingthecostAmerican Eagle was also having an amazing sale of buy one get a second item 50% off. When I put the cute jean vest on the counter, the cashier said, "If you grab any other item under $50 and not on clearance, it'll be 50% off.""Fifty?" I repeated."Fifty" she nodded her head."I can do that," I said, and took off looking for something I needed. Maroon boots? Check. Hoodie? Check. Cute dress with little flower print? Check and check.But what do I love at AE if not their jeans... and after Jess asked if I owned a black pair of jeans (I did not), it was as simple as pulling my size and trying them on quickly in a dressing room.(Also, their stores do not have mirrors anymore expect in the dressing rooms, where the mirrors are 11feet tall and 4feet wide. WTF?)---That's it for my shopping on a Saturday story. If you're about over this challenge just like I am, watch this video of Shoshana, the character on Girls who makes me laugh out loud every episode, and then re-read this post as if it's her voice saying it. Today marks T-3 dresses weeeeeee!