I am in Love . . . with a Pair of JEANS

Our trip to the state fair was canceled today. It rained yesterday and was just . . . icky outside. We decided to take the kids to the mall instead. Z could ice skate, Jaybird could play in the kids area, and Mama could find some jeans that would stay on her butt!

I had already decided I was going to be putting a lot of $$ into any jeans because, well, first off I never put a lot of money into jeans. And, second, I don't know if I'm going to stay at this size or go down anymore. I don't PLAN to go down anymore. But . . . I don't want it to be the week before our Cali/Vegas trip and I have all these super cute clothes but have saggy crotch in them, ya know?

So, yeah. I went to Steve and Barry's and checked out their Bitten by Sarah Jessica Parker (LOVE HER!) line. Hubs decided he and Z would skate while the boys and I shopped. Ever attempted to try on clothes with a five month old and a two year old in tow? Yeah. I'd rather staple my tongue. Repeatedly. 'Twas.not.fun.

I took a size eight and a size ten to the dressing room. Let me just say right now, it's been a good six or seven years - possibly longer - since I fit into a ten. I know I can remember wearing 10's when I worked at JC Penney. This was in the year 2000. I don't know if I still fit into them after that. I just cannot remember. Last time I wore a size 8? Oh, try 1997. Yeah.

Cannot tell you why but I was hoping and praying that I could squeeze my I-like-big-butts-and-I-cannot-lie into the size eight. Over the moon with a ten, but an eight? I probably would have curled and and died of happiness right there in the dressing room.

I tried the eights first. I got them on. Zipped them up. BUTTONED THEM. Alas, however, couldn't breathe. Bummer. The tens, however, fit perfectly.

Maybe a little too perfectly.

I only paid $14.98 for these jeans and I think I'm a little bit in love with them. I kept attempting to check myself out in the dressing room mirror, but Jaybird was busy trying to open the door and KyKy was screaming. So I had to scramble back into my (way too big) clothes. But, I tried the jeans on for Hubs when I got home and took the time to check out my assetts in the mirror. Repeatedly.

I love these jeans.

Maybe I'll sleep in them tonight . . . . *happy sigh*

** Weighed in today (and then ended up not eating that damn chicken fried bacon -- did have a [nasty-that's-what-you-get-for-ordering-a-burger-at-a-sea-food-place] cheeeeburger though). Weighed the same as I did last week. Woot! No change is good considering everything I ate over the weekend. *Pats self on back*

Daily Menu for Friday:

Breakfast
Oatmeal
2 slices toast
Total Points: 4

Lunch
Chicken Taco Soup (there is a link to this recipe a few entries down -- it is PHENOMENAL! My picky-as-heyyyyyy stepdaughter ate FOUR bowls of it Wednesday night and another tonight!)
Chips
Fun Sized Raisinettes (my weakness!)
Total Points: 6.5

Snack:
2 Cookies (they look tooooo good)
Total Points: 4

Dinner
Vegan burger w/ cheese and bacon
HG Onion Rings
Total Points: 6

Snack:
Hershey's Stick
Total Points: 1

Daily Points Total: 21.5