How Gap Made Me Smile

Today, after not receiving much sleep due to much barking while dog sitting, I went to brunch with an old high school friend. I say old despite the fact that high school was just a couple years ago for two reasons.
1. She is already the type of friend that you see only a couple times a year to exchange various stories (one could call it gossip, I call information exchange) about people that we both know and then have nothing really of substance to say.
2. Some people are kinda just stuck in high school, ya know?

Anyhow, brunch was had and shopping was next on the agenda.
Victoria's Secret- bought nada... no one sees the lingerie that I already own
American Eagle- bought a halter top (braless? Independence? who knows...) and a belt with a turquoise buckle (I've been wanting to incorporate turquoise into my wardrobe, but I'm not sure yet, it may look like a cheaper version of the ones Ralph Lauren had last season [but who knows this stuff other then me] anyway, I still have the receipt)

...then like a beacon of light in a see of crappy mallness is THE GAP!

Now, I am not always such a huge fan of this store. For a couple of years I refrained from shopping from it and its affiliates for environmental (and probably boyfriend encouraged) reasons. But now, with this boyfriend gone, I am back! (sidenote: I still care about the environment but his reasons for not letting me shop there were ridiculous)

Jeans... on sale. Found a pair (that fit!) for $9.99. Hooray for me.

Then I hear a song on the Gap mix that I have been searching for for years! Years, my friend, years. I've been trying to describe it to people, even ones with music degrees or huge cd collections, with no avail. But somehow the Gap saleslady knew that it was...(drumroll please)... Primitive Radio Gods. Whatever that means, it's a good song. Found. Hooray.

Then waiting for my friend to be done trying on clothes I began thumbing through the magazines provided in the dressing room area (helpful? yes). It was Harper's Bazaar, which I never usually buy... but it was a really great issue (Jennifer Aniston, jean guide etc.). I realized I could really use this issue but alas I was a month too late as the issue was from June. Oh, but Gap won't let a customer leave unhappy and they just GAVE me the magazine. For FREE people, for free.

So lets recap. I spent $9.99 and got great jeans, a lost song found and magazine. Hell yeah!