Hurrah for consumerism...!

Oh, how I love to shop. I suffered from shopping deprivation while I was in Oregon and desperately needed to satisfy my urge now that I'm home! On the day after my flight back, my bestie and I went shopping...for nine hours straight.

It was wonderful.

I spent more than a hundred dollars, but I realize that a large part of that money went toward buying presents for friends! One of my favorite things to do is shop for friends - especially if I see something that reminds me of them or something that I know they like. I can splurge on others more easily than I can splurge on myself... I wish I loved myself more. D:




This grey studded purse will be a belated birthday gift for my other bestie because it reminded me of her. She is the only friend who really tried to keep in contact with me while I was away. She is the friend that I could call 2am in the morning when I felt scared and wanted to be comforted. She is the one I saw the most over winter break. The purse just gets cuter each time I look at it so I hope she likes it as much as I do!


Earrings from Downtown Market
It's my favorite place to shop for earrings! The pink pair on the left is for me. My bestie bought a matching green pair.


These earrings are not my style, but I really like the unique and edgy design. I bought them for a friend who would appreciate them. ;)


A pencil case for a friend in Washington.

I also bought an adorable pair of sneakers and flats. I like the color of the sneakers and the starry cut-outs of the flats.


Onitsuka Tiger Sneakers


Soda Flats


Facial products from Japan

We actually bumped into our other friend while we were at the mall and followed her to Thinker Tots, her workplace. We bought matching scrubbies! I bought the frog while they got a pig and a duck. Tee hee!


Frog Scrubby



We had the most amazing lunch at Shirokiya, my favorite place to eat! We ate sweet potato obanyaki (which is like a pancake pastry with sweet potato filling), teriyaki chicken onigiri, and chicken summer rolls with delicious peanut sauce.

Everything was yummy, but I think the highlight of our day was this...


Osekihan Manju

Basically, it is a manju with azuki bean filling covered in okowa. It is a combination of my favorite foods and it is ridiculously good!!!

I didn't take a picture of it, but I also bought a floppy sun hat, which I will probably use every four months out of the year and only when I'm home. ^^ My bestie and I also exchanged presents - I bought her a bag and she bought me a lion pillow (that my sister insists resembles me because of the small eyes and big cheeks). <3

GAHHHH.

I still need new leggings (my current pair has a large hole) and shorts, but I don't think I should do any more shopping for a while...