Time to Shop!

Anyone who is jealous of us having to go to LA on a hot, muggy, summer day to shop for the store, needs to rethink that!  Nevertheless, it was time...and we HAD to  go!  So on a blazing hot Thursday morning, Sarah (our little fashionista) and I, set out on our treasure hunt...

First stop...liquid-gold-in-a-cup...go-juice...the-only-reason-to-wake-up-today-and-leave-air-conditioning...come to mama...

And we're off...
Planned departure time - 8:30am.
Actual departure time - 10:00 am.  Hmmm....

Oooh...LA Fashion District...

akaTijuana...bleh (I'm just NOT a city girl).  

But, I was getting excited at the prospects, anyway.

OK, now to find a parking place...shoot!...I forgot change for the meters...wait a second...I forgot ALL the cash!  OK, find an ATM... (apparently two sleepy girls should NOT be trying to shop today...)  ATM, ATM...where are you ATM?  

and a bathroom, a bathroom and an ATM...dang go-juice!  OK, bathroom first, then an ATM, then a parking place...what time is it?  11:15?!!  ugh... 

Alrighty...accomplished.  Ready to shop.  We have a budget Sarah, ok?...ok!

Let's start in one corner and work our way across...oooh...cute!  Grab a cart!

I think we're doing good on our budget, don't you?  Yeah, this is going to be good.

Let's have him ring up the smaller items first and see where we're at and then we can weed out some of the big ones if we went over budget.  Alrighty, good idea.

0-0   Huh?!  How much?!  Well, THAT budget just went out the window.  (see previous comment where "two sleepy girls should not be...")

OK, so we went a little over budget...alright, A LOT over budget, but we found some great scarves...

...and even greater jewelry

 

...and some beautiful bags!

Best of all, we've honed our shopping skills...and found an ATM...and most importantly...a usable bathroom!  Now, just to work on that budget thing...

Hope to see you soon!

~Mary

(& Sarah)

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Viva Las Vegas!

It's Market time at the Las Vegas Mart.  Summer is always fun because the husbands can come along.  So off we go...

Are we there yet?

First stop...The Wynn - The husbands were thoroughly impressed with their parking system.  If the space is occupied, the light is red...if it's available, it's green.  Genius!  No more wandering up and down aisles.  They should have these in every parking garage.

I can't even express to you in words how hot it was in the parking structure...demonstrated by Laurie, here...but think your-entire-body-in-a-400-degree-oven hot...you-can't-walk-fast-enough hot...hotter-than-hot...did I mention that it was hot?!

Love, love, love their Esplanade.  Love it!

Silly, happy, girls...who haven't started shopping yet.  There will not be smiles like this later in the trip...just sore feet, aching backs and cross eyed looks...

Laurie & her hubby Chris

Me & my hubby John

This is my son and his beautiful wife who happened to be there at the same time for a different event...do not be confused by the ocean in the background...you are correct, there is no ocean in Vegas...there was also no picture taking of my son and his beautiful wife in Vegas...hence the ocean in the background.  ANYWAY...he won a little moola in the poker room...

...so he treated us all to the buffet for dinner.  He was very pleased with himself.  We were too, since it allowed us to gorge ourselves on unlimited shrimp and crab legs...until we could hardly walk to the room.  Thank you son.

Alrighty...let's get our shopping on!

Oooh...treats!  (Delicious & beautiful Caprese kabobs...you WILL see these at one of our events!)

Cheers!  (after-all you need a little beverage after the Caprese kabobs!)  Well, there were a few "little beverages"...do you think they want you slap happy so you'll spend more?

After a few "little beverages", these squirrels had a life of their own...mostly in Joe Pesci voices (it was hilarious...really!)

Part Pekingese or Wookie?  You decide...(again, hilarious)

Isn't that the truth!

mmmm...desserts were consumed

and consumed...

 oh yeah...and consumed...

How much did we order???!!

How many more showrooms do we have to do?!

(Or maybe that was...How many margaritas did I have?!) jk

Here's to a good Market and glad we're heading home!

(OK - it was our husband's beer - we don't do beer...but where's the Merlot?)

We hope you have as much fun buying it as we did picking it out!

Until next time,

~Mary