Shopping, Shopping, And More Shopping!

Hello, Everybody! Okay, okay, we WENT shopping--not just one day, but both Saturday and Sunday! Yeah, yeah, go ahead. Call us shopaholics! At least we went to church on Sunday morning. Yesterday, we did go to the new JC Penney store on the other side of town. It is far away from where we live, but we went the back way. We went over TransMountain Road. That way, we can pretend that we have really been out of town, and we are returning. Is that crazy or what? We first went to Penney's and then we had lunch at Chick-Fil-A. We sat in a parking lot and ate lunch, complete with a glass of Chardonnay! (Hee, hee.)



After that we went to Hobby Lobby, where we enjoyed seeing what new seasonal things they have and what is on sale. Next, we went to the brand new Super Target! We don't have one of those on our side of town. We enjoyed adding new wines to our collection. This new super store has a beautiful grocery section. We were very much impressed! If there were one on the West Side of town, we would probably never have to go to Walmart ever again!!



Well, then we decided that we had better get back to our side of town. We remembered that our brand new outlet mall is planning to have a grand opening soon, and we thought that we might be able to drive around the area to see what stores are going to be there. So instead of turning off TransMountain to head home, we went straight and turned into the Outlet Mall. Well, there was a line of cars and a Security Officer stopping each one. Some were allowed to go on and others had to U-turn and leave. When it was our turn, Ellen rolled down the window and the conversation went something like this . . . .
Security: Good afternoon, Ladies.
Us: Hello! We thought maybe we could drive around just to see what stores
were going in.
Security: (laughing!) Not today, Ladies.
Us: When are they going to open?
Security: They have said Oct. 11th, but I don't think it is going to happen.
Us: So, we can't go in? Do we have to be one of the cars that makes a
U-turn?
Security: You two are really Shopaholics aren't you?!
Us: Guess so. Oh well, we'll be back. Have a good afternoon!!

And so we made the U-turn and headed home. Maybe we'll try again next weekend!!

Have a great Monday! Until next time. . . . . . .