One of the errands we needed to take care of today was getting RQS's dresses hemmed for our next cruise So, when we finally got dressed, our first stop was the local cleaners. It's hard to believe that tailoring for the dresses cost much more than the dresses themselves. But that's the price one pays when one gets dresses from thrift shops (even upscale ones).
We got to talking, and RQS mentioned that we should go looking at furniture for her apartment. Specifically, she wanted to replace her living room loveseat with a reclining loveseat. I thought to visit Bob's Discount Furniture in Yonkers for this. So we drove to Yonkers and we looked at the only loveseat that fit her needs. Since we weren't buying, we thanked the salesman and proceeded home.
I thought of going to another furniture store one the way home, and made one mistake - it moved to the former location of another furniture store. After entering the parking lot, we found out that the store had moved (I should have remembered this from other trips to lower county), and decided to do some food shopping at Whole Foods so that I could get "free parking" in the lot. $54 later, I had a validated parking ticket that saved me $3. A great way to "Save", huh"
On the way home from Whole Foods, I called my brother and he opened up about his life. His marriage is over in all but name, and he wants to get on with his life. I feel sorry for him, but given his wife's alcoholism, he needs to take proactive measures to save his own life. Thankfully, my relationship with RQS is infinitely more nourishing.
