Shopping for T-ball stuff...

It's so funny.  Timing is everything and go figure this weekend when the boys are away, I get an e-mail from Cody's coach telling me what I need to buy for T-ball.  I was under the impression that I wouldn't really need anything but I should have known since we did have to go out and buy a few things for flag football why wouldn't I need something for T-ball too.

So the things I had to buy:
black baseball pants
black socks
glove - Got it
cleats (optional - not football - which of course we already have)
cup (what the?)

So Dick's sporting goods was having a huge baseball sale.  So I got my coupons and headed out.  Now here's the fun part about Virginia.  There's a Dick's about 5 miles from my house.  But do you think that was the location that had the sale?  NOPE!  It was the Fair Lakes location which was about 19 miles from my house.  Now....do I shop near my house and pass on the coupons (extra 15% off plus $10 off if you spend over $25.00) or do I drive to the local Dick's, saving time but not getting the extra discount??  Humm......well, since I'm a shopper I opted for the Fair Lakes location.

Jumped in my car and headed out and let me tell you everyone from Loudoun County was there.  It was madness!!!  And me being a girl who has never purchased boy T-ball stuff before was clueless.  There were dad's and son's everywhere.  I felt really out of place.  But I wasn't going to let this get in my way.  I had a list of things to buy and I was going to buy them.  All of them and 2 of them.  So I ran over to the pants and grabbed both small and Xsmall.  Who knows what size he wears but since I had to buy black (they come in grey, white and black) I just grabbed.  I felt like it was black Friday.

Then I ran and grabbed socks.  Why in the world are there so many different brands of socks?  Under Armor, Nike, Louisville slugger....Ugghh.....  We have black socks at home but they are football socks can there really be a difference?   From what the guy said at the store, the football sock is thicker than the baseball sock.  So I assume if we use his football socks it would get rather hot outside?  Ok, I'll buy the baseball socks.  So I pick up 2 and of course neither are his size. 

I then had to buy a cup.  Oh geez.  Like I know which one of those to buy.  So I had to ask.  The guy pointed me over in the cup direction and said to get a peewee size.  So I grabbed a peewee size.  How cute.

Then I made my way over to the cleats.  There were kids trying on cleats everywhere.  Oh crap.  What size does Cody wear?  Are they cut big?  True to size?  Ughh....this little trip is harder than I expected.   So I just grabbed a pair of 13's and a pair of 1's.

So, out the door...2 pairs of cleats, 2 pair of socks, 4 pairs of pants,  and 1 cup.  Now, off to get my brows done.

I love going to Tina.  She started her own business out of her house and I enjoy going over and getting my brows done.  My goal is to get a hydrating facial too but today, my caterpillars need to get off my face and in return a beautifully groomed brow.

Made it to my appointment on time.  I would go more often but she lives near our old house which is approx 30 miles away and in this town...30 miles could be 30 min or 1+hours.  It's sad but true.

Afterward, I met up with my sister for lunch.  We had mexican.  Yummo!  We hung out a bit but I was so tired from being up so late last night that I had to get home.  On my way home wouldn't you know it, TRAFFIC.  Amazing!  It took me over 1 hour to get back to my house and by then, my day was done.