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Slice of Life: Gearing up for a Wedding, a Vacation, and a Purse!
A reflection on normal life events after moving.
I didn’t realize how hard it might be to pack for a combined trip this fall after just moving ten short weeks ago! We went to New York to see my parents in July and didn’t have trouble packing but this is different.
We are going to a wedding in Buffalo, and that means taking dress clothes. I had several dresses to choose from but needed new shoes. My husband needed new dress attire since he hadn’t bought any since 2012 and has lost 15 pounds since then. Besides the dress attire, he bought back then (a navy suit and a grey suit) was for a somber occasion. Even if they fit, it would be nice to have something that wasn’t associated with bad memories.
Luckily, we were in an area about an hour from our cabin that has a plethora of stores. We made the rounds and he ended up with a new tie and shirt from Kohls and a new sport coat from Men’s Warehouse. Shopping at Kohls’s lately has been a stretch. Since they changed their branding from a department store to a lifestyle store, the pickings are slim! Besides, my hubby needs a long sport coast since he’s tall. There were only a couple to be found in very large sizes. I came up empty there for shoes as well, despite there being a ton of shoe options available…
