a fun time was had by all on...
even though the shopping gremlins tried to trip us up first thing in the morning! We departed the neighborhood at 6:30 a.m. and stopped for coffee about a half hour later. When we pulled into the parking lot at Starbucks, Stacey's Suburban went kaput on us. It was just too early and there were no service stations available. So, we called S's hubby and my hubby to rescue us and then popped into the cozy Starbucks to wait for them. We weren't going to let this little "bump in the road" rain on our IKEA parade! Then, we spotted him...
do you see him?
He was just sitting there....going over...his list {and checking it twice}! Fo' rizzle!!!! Surely, if our men couldn't get us out of our transporation jam, Santa could hook us up with some reindeer, right?! Yeah, we had some good chuckles about our brush with greatness....ho ho ho! Our fellas transferred the roof top carrier and the hillbilly hitch {we were anticipating some large purchases} to another vehicle and we were on the road again! Thanks, guys!
You know, half the fun is the chit chatting that goes on in the car! We had home baked goodies, Martha was knitting up a storm,
and we solved the world's problems, too. And then the clouds parted, trumpets sounded, angels sang in chorus and we saw it...
We spied this dandy van in the parking lot and decided maybe we should look into taking one of these next year...
I told you all about our IKEA shopping process last year. This year was no different. You gotta love it when your day starts out with a warm welcome like this...{oops, my apologies to the stranger coming out of the stall}
Martha was still trying out the merchandise...
Monica was shopping from our discard pile...
We still salivate over the homey rooms they have set up...seriously, i love this and this and this and that...
Parade of carts lined up while we lunch in the IKEA cafeteria...good deals to be had there, too...99 cent Sweedish meatballs for lunch!
Lovely IKEA sentiments...so true:
Although we had to forfeit our planned trip to Jungle Jim's in the morning due to our technical difficulties, we did make it to the outlet mall after IKEA. By then it's been a long day, and we're all a little goofy as illustrated by Stacey in the discounted textiles bin at the Pottery Barn Outlet store...
All in all, the day was quite productive with lots of lovelies purchased, a leg up on Christmas, and quality girlfriend time. Same time next year, ladies! xo
Fabulous! I need to go shopping with your posse! Super funny post about Santa himself. So glad I found your blog again, it's a treasure.
Posted by: deborah mori | November 10, 2009 at 01:02 PM