Last Saturday was in the 60′s!  It was so beautiful.  We actually managed an outing with the kids (It seems like a while since we’ve done this).  We had never been to Ellicott City.  It was fun to walk around and look at the little shops.  We had lunch at a brewery.  Darling and I had fish and chips.  It was so nice.  I suggested we try and do one local cute town a month.  We don’t have to do lunch each time.  We could just do ice cream or a coffee place for snacks.  It is hard to remember to take pictures when the five of us are out.  Next time, I will do better.

On the way way home I made Christian take a detour to Jessup.  There is a thrift shop out that way called Teen Challenge. I saw it in my “Dirt Cheap, Real Good” book.  It also made a top ten list of Maryland thrift shops (actually that may have been from the book’s author).  Anyway, it was a disappointment.  It did have a lot of furniture.  Not much better than the stuff at Goodwill though (bad junk).  They had a few vintage pieces right when you walked in and they were more expensive.  They had a couple of vintage couches that were almost cute but something was a little off.  Although, if we were just starting out and didn’t have a couch…I would prefer one of these to a futon (which was actually our first couch).  They were in an off white fabric and in decent condition.  If it was closer and I could stop by frequently to see how often they get in new stuff…it might be worth going back.  But is is so far!  I managed to find one item in the entire store.

It is a magazine rack.  I have been looking for one.  I paid $3.71 for it.  I know it is pretty ugly right now, but it is sturdy and has some cute, curvy lines.  I think it will be nice painted.  Darling said he will spray it for me.  What color do you think we should do it?