I went to the mall and I didn't die!!!!

I forgot to mention that earlier this week, or I guess last weekend, I did have time to hang out with a friend from my new local. Ann and I went shopping at the cherry creek mall. I am not much of a shopper, in fact most of the time I hate shopping. (All of you can wonder what Joey and I have in common now). However Ann managed to not only help me find some really cute clothes but I also had a blast and "gulp" found that I actually enjoyed the mall for more than it's air conditioning. We now have a pact that I will save a little money each month and then devote that to financing a wardrobe that is not 5 years out of date and does not consist of things that I have worn since I was about 15. I think it will be fun and then Ann and I will get to hang out more often besides when we are at races. :) I have to admit I originally agreed to do this whole shopping adventure for Joey's sake because he often has to shake his head when he sees what I am wearing. It's kind of an "oh, dear. Poor dumb kid" head shake. Saying both that he thinks I am completely backwards fashion-wise but that he still loves me regardless. Thanks to Ann however this will cease to be the case after awhile. :) We had an awesome time. I very proudly hung up my new clothes in the closet and have enjoyed wearing them around Joe. He likes the jeans that make my butt look good. ( Dad, please ignore that last comment) Give Ann a year to work with me and people won't recognize me on the street. It's about time I grew up a little clothes wise anyways. No more wearing flip flops in the middle of the winter, although I have refused to throw away my sweat pants despite Joey's reaction to them. I just agreed to not wear them out of the house anymore. :) And absolutely no one is going to come near my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle t-shirt. So next time you see Miss. Ann please give her a thank you and hug for helping this little Country girl make the transfer from college bum who gets dressed in the dark to someone who seems to have a grasp on what's up with looking good.