Depressing

I went shopping for a new pair of pants this evening.  I knew exactly what I wanted.  That was my first mistake.  It has been my experience that when I know what I want, I have guaranteed that I will not be able to find it.  Tonight was no exception.

Even though I was shopping at the same store where I bought the original pair of pants, they did not have the pants I wanted.  Not just none of those pants in my size -- none of those specific style of pants at all.  : // 

I really shouldn't have been surprised since I have looked for the pants several times since I bought the first pair in February.  At first I thought I couldn't find the style I wanted because winter gave way to spring (at least in the retail calendar of seasons) and the only pants the store had in stock were capri length.  Does no one wear full length pants or jeans from April to October?  Apparently not.  However, this is definitely winter and still the Lee trouser jeans I was looking for where nowhere to be found.

I halfheartedly tried on a pair from a different manufacturer.  Meh, they might work.  They aren't exactly what I want, but when you only have one pair of pants that fit and are season appropriate, you can't be too picky.  I was really unhappy that the pants I purchased were almost twice as expensive as the ones I would have preferred to buy.  Fortunately they were on sale and I also had a coupon for and additional 20% discount.  I'm pretty sure my mom will be happy to give me one of the pairs for Christmas, so I will recoup a little bit of my splurge.

Even though I have two new pairs of pants, I'm not giving up on finding the Lee trouser jeans I really want.