Valentine Weekend

Over Valentine's Day weekend, Ed and I did what we do best - thrifty adventures.

Our day started at Salvation Army in Manassas, VA. This was our first visit to this particular location, and I'm glad we finally went. (I'm not sure what took us so long! Salvation Army is my favorite thrift store chain.)

This was my first purchase of the day. As we were perusing the knick-knacks I spotted this tree mug. I love nature and hiking, and I had never seen a mug like this one before! I'm very particular about the mugs I buy - I have to be - since I already have so many. But I didn't even have to question this one. It was mine as soon as I picked it up.

I have been on a hunt for short sleeved boy's button ups for a while. I check most times we stop at a thrift store, but usually I have better clothing luck at Salvation Army. And not surprisingly, that's where I finally found one! I was expecting to buy a plaid one (I would still like to) but this curious pattern caught my eye. I held it up and thought, "I could wear this". Of course I had to try it on first, but it fit and I already wore it out!

After Salvation Army, we went to our favorite used book store, McKay's, where I spent the $10 my grandmother sent me for Valentine's Day :)

This was easy to do since McKay's is packed with books! But look what $10 got me - 8 books! I can't tell you enough how great this used book store is. We spent a long time in there. Usually I take pictures of books I'm curious about and research them later. Then the next time we go there, I check to see if those are still on the shelves (and buy them if they are). That way I don't totally splurge every single time. 

So a quick rundown:

Two of these books I had previously researched.

Four of them I bought on the spot.

And two are part of a series I already started.*

I haven't read any of these yet, but I'm currently in the middle of The Book of Lost Things (which I thrifted from Goodwill).

Happy Thrifting!
x

*If you are ever curious about the books I've read, you can find me on Goodreads!

Shirts Shirts Shirts

I was near Salvation Army while running errands yesterday so I decided to stop in and check out the odds and ends. I wasn't even going to look at the shirts, but one caught my eye and the next thing I knew I had an armful of boys' and men's tees.

I hurried off to the fitting room to try them all on. I put a few back, but actually ended up keeping most of them. Pink tags were half off, which was perfect since the two shirts I was on the fence about ended up being half off. How could I say no?

A classic soccer shirt.

I'm extra excited about this "DYNO BASHER" one. It fits like a crop top so I can wear it with high waisted shorts/pants. (Plus look how awesome it is!)

The purple section usually only has about 6 shirts in it (and half of them are usually Relay for Life shirts), so whenever I find a good purple one I do a little happy dance.

Nice bold type, why not?

Very into this one. Such a good design!

Super cute - plus it glows!! (I checked)

The color on this photo got super distorted, but it's gold like the top photo. I actually didn't try this one on - I spotted it right after leaving the fitting room, but did not want to go back in there.

I don't even feel bad about this because these 7 shirts only cost $6.50. Pennsylvania really has the best selection and prices!! (After living in California for 2 years, this is refreshing to come back to.)

I also picked up 2 other items - those being the main reason I stopped in - but they're for a larger project I'm working on at the moment.

Happy Thrifting!

x

P.S. My apologies that these photos aren't up to par with the rest of my posts. I was very excited about this purchase and the camera I normally use is in California.