One more luxurious thing
I forgot one thing I did while I had my getaway last weekend, and it was to browse in a well-stocked book and music store. I went book by book through the young adult section and then traipsed around the whole store looking up books that had been on my list for a while and seeing if they had them (almost without exception, yes) and if they looked cool enough to stay on my list (also mostly yes.) I had time both before and after the movie to do this. It was so much fun to browse with no time limit, with no one waiting for me. I managed not to buy any books, but I was persuaded to buy two CDs from my list, since one was on sale and the other was relatively inexpensive, and I played them both once I got to my hotel room: Tift Merritt, Tambourine and Neko Case, The Tigers Have Spoken. So far, I’m pleased with both purchases.