On Saturday I drove down to the closest “big city” to us. Mandy drove up and we met at a local bookstore well known for their double cappuccino’s! After Mandy arrived, we got our coffees and then got into my car and headed over to the Mall. We stopped first at Applebees and had lunch and then the shopping commenced!
This is actually a pretty good mall, as malls go, and Mandy, who has also been dieting and lost even more weight than me, needed some new office clothes. We started in “Coldwater Creek” where there was a “70% Sale” sign in the window! I have to say that Mandy looks adorable in clothes, and I enjoyed watching her trying on different outfits.
I hadn’t intended to buy anything, but recently I had experienced our anniversary where I literally had NOTHING to wear. I did not want to buy anything that I really liked because I know in another 6 months it won’t fit, but I decided to try on a new pair of coral colored denim jeans, and a flowery top that matched. Both fit nicely, and the jeans were a size 12 and the blouse was a medium!!!
That was all I bought, but Mandy has an office job, so she truly needed a few outfits, and luckily, she found them and at sale prices.
Dinner was at a local placed called “The Common Man”. We met up with my cousin Janet. The place was mobbed! Talk about a place where you really want to either have a reservation or perhaps eliminate from your weekend dining list. They told us it would be over 1 hour, but we could wait in the bar!!!
We sat in there and decided that we would order dinner sitting at the bar. We ordered salads and lobster corn chowder.
Janet and I talked and talked and it was so nice. I’d brought with me old pictures that I’d gotten when my sister and I were going through things from our parents home. There were great pictures of Janet’s parents, grandmother and yes, even her brother. I was so happy to be able to give them to her. We also exchanged Christmas gifts! Janet gave me
Patty Boyd’s book on her life with George Harrison and Eric Clapton, and I gave her the cutest purse, with a Johnny Depp pirate inside. I hope she liked them!
My cell phone went off twice (I’d set it to vibrate), thus giving me a short thrill and the experience of trying to talk over so many bar patrons! I’ve decided that I like the thrill, but not the talking in a crowded bar.
I got home late. A first for me, the original country mouse who is usually in pajamas by 7:30!!!
Today? Well, I’m tired, but happily so!
I LOVE the crab purse! In fact, I think I’ll make that and the hottie pirate the subject of my project365 today! Thank you so much, I missed you and it was great to see you 🙂 I posted some of the shots you gave me…make any necessary corrections or add whatever memories you like 🙂
Sounds like a perfect day 🙂 Shopping, seeing your daughter and talking with Janet!
Sounds like you both had a fantastic Mother/Daughter day. You both look great!
I like “lady” days, lol ! Apparently you had a lot of fun. You and your daughter look like sisters on the picture ! I didn’t know that Janet was your cousin.
Our son (he is the tall one besides the car) just left to go back to Amsterdam and we are resting from all these festivities, but it was fun and Mr. Gattino purred like a big cat ! Thanks for your birthday wishes !
It sounds like the perfect girl-day to me!!!