Weekend Snippet 4: I get smitten; make questionable decisions

Okay, so decisions, plural, might be a bit much... it was really just one decision, but there were several hundred reason for its questionable nature.

And one reason why it was perfect.

So I'm shopping for a jacket on Saturday, and not having much luck. I was looking for something sort of summery, light gray, and decided that I should check somewhere like Harry Rosen to make sure that such things are "trendy" enough to actually be available. I find exactly what I'm looking for, and content with the knowledge that I should be able to find something similar for a small fraction of the price, I start to leave.... but I linger. I look around, because, really... I love the clothes they have at Harry Rosen. I see some nice stuff....... I deduce that it's currently trendy for your professionals to dress like Florida retirees, but whatever.

I've been in the store for a solid 15 minutes at this point, and have not been approached, probably because I'm wearing my typical "shopping" atire of dirty jeans and an old t-shirt.

Then I hear a voice, "Excuse me, have you been looked after?"

I turn... "Oh my God, I love you!"

Thankfully, my internal monologue stayed internal, and I managed to stammer out, "Actually, I was looking for a sports coat...." to one of the loveliest specimens of the female of the species I have ever laid eyes on.

Anyway, long story short, she got me to try it on, and I was sold. It's like test driving a car that's in a higher price range than you were planning on buying. There's just no going back. It probably didn't hurt that we actually got talking, and she seems like a lovely girl, too.

So, I have her card now, and I'm pretty sure that this will result in me buying a lot of significantly more expensive clothing than usual for the next little while. Or perhaps long while....