a weakness

my aunt is in town for a few days and i met up with her today to take her shopping. she already did some damage yesterday - a gucci purse and a divine pair of christian louboutin snakeskin flats. one place she didn't already check out was the shoe department at saks. because she took a long time to browse, i had to occupy myself and fell into a little bit of trouble. i ended up buying this raincoat (in black) on sale for $175:

and this dress by elie taharie on sale for $208:

the dress is going back to the store because although it fits like a dream, there is a weird bunchy area on the front where the lace panel is. i thought i would bring it home and see if i could mess with it to get it to lay flat, but it basically makes me look like i have a third boob in the center of my chest.

also, this weekend is the baptism of husband's nephew. i decided to just get something simple and useful for a gift. from petit bateau:

this romper $62

polo $25

and hooded towel $69

this was a great deal because with a purchase of $150, you get a free beach towel which retails for $74.

anyway, i don't think i did that bad because one i'm going to return the dress and the other purchase was a gift, so all i really got for myself was the raincoat...

i might take my aunt to bloomingdales tomorrow, so we'll see what i find there.