Showing Admirable Restraint

I was notified today that one of the lys has a very nice yarn, Crystal Palace Creme (60% wool/40% silk), on sale through the month. I have used this before for a special project, and love this stuff. I thought to myself this must be checked out! This afternoon at work, we had a power outage, and after about 30 minutes, I decided my destiny must be to leave work early and....go to the yarn shop, of course. It wouldn't do to head to the house too early where my Wonderful Guy works from home. Why...I might disturb him! When I arrived, the proprietor was helping someone, so I wondered around looking for the brand, and found one bin, with only 3 or 4 odd colors. Oh well, probably why the sale...but I decided to stay around and ask to be sure. Eventually, when asked if I was finding what I was looking for, I told her what I was seeking, and was pointed to another bin, this full of delicious colors, whereupon I picked out 4 skeins each of 3 different colors. My mind was racing with the possibilities and the savings! Wait...the savings? How much must I spend to save....how much??? Get out the calculator....OMG....I cannot go home with $114.00 of yarn, I don't care how delicious looking or yummy feeling. He is a Wonderful Guy, but does not quite get the concept of yarn 'to die for' when it rings up over...(fill in the blank).

I re-gathered my sanity, selected a very nice forest-y green, bought 5 skeins (500 yards) which should be enough for something very nice, and left feeling very fulfilled. And it is to die for!