fun with bikes and cheap clothes

No matter how much they complain, some boys actually do know how to shop. Kara and I were pleasantly surprised by how much clothing Patrick and Andrew got at Goodwill and Walmart this afternoon. Julie came up to visit me for the weekend and she came with us, too. We rode our bikes out to Goodwill and spent a long time reading funny T-shirts and trying to convince Patrick to wear them. Both the guys ended up getting some dressier shirts but no "Rubber Ducky Contest" or "Bah, humbug!" T-shirts. And I found a red football jersey for $1.49 and a six dollar skirt, both by accident.

The guys actually found even more clothes at Walmart and--get this--went to try things on without being told!! Amazing! Kara and Julie and I were waiting on the bench and wondering what in the world was taking so very long when it occured to us that the roles had been reversed. I had perhaps 0.3% of the sensation a guy has sitting waiting for a girl to finish trying clothes (meaning: I didn't really mind sitting since we'd been biking or walking around all afternoon).

So my theory is this: boys do know how to shop (and sometimes even like it!) they just try to hide it from us. The secret is out.