I hate feeling underdressed in a skirt and tank top to go to a freakin' mall. And having grown up within spitting distance of Tysons, I should have known better.
For Christmas, I received a gift card from my Saturday job to be redeemed at this North Side mall. I hadn't really had the time to go out there until now, and didn't want to let $25 go to waste.
Incidentally, Skokie is a pain to get to. Just far enough out of the city to be a hassle that probably involves 90/94. And sprawly-suburbia always makes me a little queasy.
After checking out all of my high-end options (A/X, Sephora, J. Crew, Benneton, Guess, etc.), I decided that instead of spending money, I would just use the money I had on the card. Although there was a cute pair of shoes at Steve Madden. Ended up with some honeysuckle lotion from Bath & Body Works, which I wouldn't have bought otherwise, and 2 shirts from Gap that were on sale.
And then I got to drive through a severe thunderstorm. Actually, that was mildly entertaining. It was raining sideways and the wind was shaking the Civic. Power was out at odd stoplights, but the fine people of Skokie seem to understand the whole "taking turns" approach to intersections. Which was extra impressive since a) Chicagoans just go and b) these were multi-lane, complex intersections.
However, because of the weather, I skipped the LSD, but was successfully able to navigate my way home. Shame my navigational skills have gotten so good just as I am leaving.
on iTunes: "Satellite" - Guster
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