Consignment Sale!

When we found out we were having twins, I went online to see if there were any groups for moms of multiples in our area. I found two different groups and both were having consignment sales in the near future! The first was this past Saturday.

Before I mention the deals we got, I have to mention my first pregnancy emotional breakdown. I have had this consignment sale on my calendar since June and I was really looking forward to it! Not only to the actual sale, but also to spending the day with Phil...I even looked on Yelp for some good places to eat lunch. On Friday, around 2:00, he texted me to say that his boss had told him they needed to work on Saturday. WHAT? I was completely bummed and pretty frustrated with his boss. When I got in the car to go home from work, I called my mom to vent. I knew I was disappointed, but I didn't think I was that upset. Needless to say, as soon as she picked up the phone, I burst into tears! I could not control myself and cried to her about the situation for about 20 minutes. She was so sweet and encouraging! I decided that even if Phil couldn't go, I should still go in case there were some great deals! After I got off the phone with my mom, I called my sister Melissa and the same thing happened...as soon as she picked up the phone I burst into tears! What was happening to me?? I am not a crier! Anyways, she too was so sweet about how I was feeling and was even willing to adjust her plans on Saturday to go with me!

Fast-forward about 5 hours.....Phil didn't get home from work until about 9:00 on Friday night. He told me earlier that he would probably be home late, but this was later than usual. In my mind, I was saying to myself, "Seriously? His boss is making him work this late tonight and then he has to work Saturday too....what a punk!" When Phil got home, he told me that he had talked to his boss and told him that I was really looking forward to this consignment sale and requested that he stay extra late on Friday night to avoid having to work on Saturday....and his boss agreed! What a sweet man to do that for me (I hadn't even cried to him about how bummed I was)!

The next morning we went to the sale hoping to find two matching cribs. We didn't find any cribs, but we did find these goodies:

Two infant car seats (red to match our stroller)

A brand new Bumbo seat with a tray

Matching Cup Cake bibs...too cute to pass up!

After the sale, we went to Buy Buy Baby to look around. If you have never been to this store, you are missing out! It is owned by Bed Bath and Beyond and has the same setup, but with baby gear. There is TONS of stuff! I really wish we could have registered there, but it is too far away to expect everyone to drive there to get a gift.

After Buy Buy Baby, we headed to Babies R' Us to register. I let Phil use the scanner and he seemed to actually enjoy the event! I was even the one who had to convince him that we didn't want everything to be pink! I had a list (of course), so it didn't take us too long to get through the store.

Next, we headed to REI (we had a return to make) and couldn't resist these booties! The girls will be born in the winter, so warm socks are a must!

After REI, we headed to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory (our favorite)!!!

On our way home, Phil even let me stop at Hobby Lobby to pick up the wooden letters for the girls' names and some pink ribbon.

The day was just as I hoped it would be! We had such a great time together and got some great deals. Phil was such a CHAMP!!!! He didn't complain once and was genuinely excited about everything we did that day!