Antiquing and School Supplies

I have to admit that there is one place here that I love to visit- the antique stores. There is actually an entire strip of shops devoted to selling antiques in our town. Even when I do not get to visit, I daydream about going sometimes. This past Saturday Justin and I made it a day of shopping. First stop- Cotton Port!

I briefly visited the front booths of the stores (as is my custom) before quickly, and yet ever so discreetly, walking to the first booth in the back. The reason for this planned route is my strong desire to keep all other eyes away from my favorite location- the old photos. Since I was 12 years old, I have come to know this favored spot from my mother. They keep two boxes filled with old photos; pictures from the mid 1800s to the late 1960s. If I ever posted all of my pictures, I would never find time to write again. Can you imagine throwing away family photos? For shame. For 5 to 10 cents I can adopt these strangers into my collection.

I actually felt quite lucky Saturday. I ran across this photo of a WWII Air Force class from Chicago. While I care nothing for Chicago personally, I found it impossible to leave these faces behind. They did too much for us to be left in the back corner of an old shop forgotten. Did I mention their names are written clearly on the back? I told Justin I want to try to find out about each of them one day.

I also found these dishes. They are small, but I thought they looked perfect for a fall table. I can not wait to put them out this year. Oh, how I wish fall would hurry it up!

After nearly two hours in the store (mostly in front of the pictures), we went to one other store. I'm sorry to say the shops were crowded that day. Before completely giving up on the quiet antique trip I was still dreaming of, we went to one other store. There, I found these old books.

Afterwards our antique trip, we made our way back into the modern world. We went to Target where the only thing on our list was a baby outfit for a sweet friend of mine who is expecting a grandbaby. By the way, is it just me or is it incredibly difficult to shop in the baby section of stores when you have no children? Maybe it is simply because I know several people that would love to catch us in the middle of such shopping and get carried away with ideas. *On a side note, not that I won't love when we finally have a reason to shop for ourselves, but such prospects are personal and the hopes of something so great are personal. Feeling as though I am under constant watch by those who I don't have a personal relationship with bothers me. Yes, perhaps more than it should.*

Back on subject, Justin reminded me that school supplies were out. He is such a sweetie! I was good. I only bought the necessities...obviously. :) Okay, so the excess amounts of scissors and glue are for the card party we are having in a couple of weeks. (Remember to stop by my Operation Christmas Card page.) Either way, we had no crayons, no markers, and no colored pencils in this house. How could I leave perfectly good school supplies behind? Impossible!

I also found "Sweet Home Alabama" on sale! I love this movie! It is such a classic. Afterwards we came home to relax and enjoy a home-cooked meal. Can you guess what we watched? I also finished making this bear to match the outfit we bought.

Well, I hope everyone had a great weekend. Tell me, am I the only one who overthinks shopping trips?