I made my annual trip to Larry (Lawrence) today for their sidewalk sales. The downtown Lawrence sidewalk sales are an institution in this area. They draw thousands of people for a one day shopping exravaganza. I've been going to the sale yearly for five or six years, and I always have a blast and get amazing deals on stuff you can't find anywhere else. Today was no different.
I got started at the Yarn Barn at about 8:00 this morning. I spent about an hour looking at spinning wheels and finding just the right yarn to knit myself some felted pot holders. By 11:00 am I'd made it about halfway through the sale, and I took a break to have lunch with a friend at Wheatfields Bakery. We made it through the entire sidewalk sale together before ending our day right where I had started at the Yarn Barn, where I ordered a spinning wheel and bought myself a ton of fiber to spin. At 3:15 I dropped my friend off at her car and headed home.
I managed to buy everything I needed and a few things that weren't on my list. The find of the day was three amazing wooden trays from a five star hotel in Hong Kong that had closed. I only paid two bucks for each tray! I was amazed that I still had enough energy to workout when I got home. It's too bad that I can't earn a living shopping, or that shopping isn't a competitive sport; I'm really good at it.
School will be starting again soon, so I guess I'll go back to earning money instead of spending it.
I love reading your stuff! We have some fun sidewalk sells here in Alaska. You can get all kinds of Alaskan stuff. You and Stacey need to come visit us sometime!!
Posted by: suzy at July 22, 2005 09:15 PM