Today...day of deals

I woke up this morning ready to shop! And so was my brother. First we drove out to Big Lots to look at couches. They had quite a few cute, big, comfy couches to choose from. My brother got a gray/brown three-seater for only $399. It's the kind of couch you can sink into...ahhh. Nicely done Lee.

After the couch shopping, we checking out the Gap Outlet store I happened to notice one day when I took the wrong turn home. This place was awesome! I got a ton of work clothes...and everything was on sale. I did very well...bought two work pants, a sweater, three blouses, a cord skirt, and a tweed tote...all for under $200 (thanks co-workers for the Visa card)! This Gap Outlet rocks (it's on Diversey and Milwaukee...in Logan Square).

Then, Lee dropped me off at the red line and I headed down to Michigan Ave to make a return at H&M. The Air & Water Show is going on this weekend, so the streets were packed. The cool thing about the show is that the planes don't just fly over Lake Michigan...they fly all over Chicago. So even people going about their day, running errands and whatnot, can enjoy the event. Today everyone on the street had their heads tilted up as the planes roared by, including the drivers. It's a miracle I didn't see any car accidents.

Sidenote: While my bro and I were in his car waiting at a red light, a bicyclist was trying to get past my brother's car and hit Lee's side mirror with her handlebar. Now, I'm all for bikers...they've ditched their cars and that's great for everyone, plus I'm very aware of them when I'm driving and I never swing my car door open without checking my rear-view mirror first. But some of these people need to be called out. If we're supposed to be sharing the road, why do some bikers feel like they are invincible? Let's not forget our common sense, people. I'm in a car, and while I really DON'T want to hit you, don't forget that a car can really hurt you. So many times I've seen bikers breeze through stop signs. And last night I nearly had a heart attack when a teenager decided to bike across a busy intersection right when the light turned green. I actually screamed "NOoooo!" in my car. If you're on the road, aren't you suppose to be acting like a car?

The thing about this girl is that she didn't even give the wave-of-the-hand apology. Almost as if it was my brother's fault that she had to hit his mirror to get by (btw, there was a completely empty sidewalk she could have hopped up on). Do my other driving friends sometimes get annoyed, too?