question: I gave her my Peacoat card , and asked that she 'd pass it along . These things happen in life , and you do n't really expect much to come of it . Lo and behold if my phone did not ring THE NEXT DAY .
Q: Why is the narrator surprised by their phone not ringing ?

answer: They gave out their number .

question: one today and one on thursday . and i ' m still wakin uip to work 430 am every morning . yea i guess i ' m a little proud of myself .
Q: What is causing the narrator to be more proud ?

answer: They are being productive in the morning .

question: Then we hit the shops at the Pier , mostly to case out what they had so I can go back when John goes to play golf later this week . We did go into Lush , and now I think I ' ve turned my DH onto their amazing bath and body products . So ... more to come later this week .
Q: What is the author planning on doing later in the week at the Pier ?

answer:
Return to do some actual shopping , since this trip was just " window shopping " .