Anyway...... Today!
Ain't we cute? We could totally be sisters. |
First, we had lunch at a little mexican place that had excellent street-style carne asada tacos. Their lemonade was light and tasty, and hands-down my favorite I've ever had. Most lemonade is too strong and too sweet, but this was perfect. We meandered past a bunch of fabric stores, and little shops with cute dresses and tops and such. Laurie told me to feel free to stop in anywhere I wanted to, but I hadn't planned to do a TON of shopping (very limited budget) and didn't want to be tempted. But then...... the shopkeeper said "dresses $7!" Wha-WHAT?! Uh, yeah. I wanna go in there. Cute dresses, but nothing I couldn't live without. But the next shop, I got this:
Cute, no? $7. Seriously. I'm in love. I'm still wearing it from photographing it. So comfy! I have to buy a slip for it though, because it's definitely on the...ahem...sheer side. Next came Michael Levine. Laurie said this was her favorite place, and I can definitely see why. Hoooly moly.
Just a tiny portion of the warehouse-sized store! |
Aisles and aisles of quilting cottons.... drooooooool... |
Laurie!! |
This is what I wound up with. I showed INCREDIBLE restraint. |
I was amazed at the selection. We're talking "up-to-the-minute" designs. Like "just came out last week" type fabrics. I could have cried with everything I wanted.
After Michael Levine, we wandered a bit. As we all know, I have absolutely no sense of direction, so it was pretty much up to Laurie to figure out where we were at.
Laurie figuring out where exactly we're at. SHE had the foresight to grab a map. Me? Not so much. |
She so byoooteeful! |
Yes, it makes me look very distinguished and sophistimicated. |
A red and white hat? I had to. You understand. |
Rowan approves |
Then I found this for $5. YES PLEASE!!
Rowan assumed I was photographing her. It's all about Rowan. |
We were making our way over to the farmacia Laurie's written about (far better than I could). I promised my best friend Morgan I would look for some of those cool Santa Muerte candles she wants for her house for halloween. What do you think, Morg? I couldn't resist the chicken one. She and I have a thing with chickens. I couldn't pass it up.
It's not just a chicken, it's a BLACK CHICKEN. Chicken of DOOOOOM! |
Hmmm...what else? Oh yeah! On the way back to my car, we passed a hot dog stand I insisted we try. I'm so glad Laurie was up for one too. It made me feel less guilty. I mean, come on... Could you pass up:
Bacon wrapped hot dogs give me El Big Happy tummy. YUM. There's Laurie ordering for us. |
Me: "I dropped a pin! I can get us back there!"
......two blocks later......
Me: "This isn't right..is it ?"
Laurie: "Nope."
We were going in the wrong direction. I couldn't even follow the freaking pin I dropped to mark where we had parked. Typical me. Sorry, Laurie!
So that was our day, and I had the absolute time of my life. It was such a badly needed breath of fresh air, and I feel totally inspired and recharged. Laurie is the kick in the pants I needed to start blogging in the first place, so I suppose it's appropriate that hanging with her was the kick in the pants I needed to start writing again. I feel like I've known her all my life. Love you, Laurie! Traffic on the way home was horrible, so I pulled off to get a vanilla cone from McDonalds. Traffic is infinitely better with good 70's tunes and a vanilla ice cream cone. Try it sometime.
Well, I hear my embroidery calling me, and I have a glass of wine with my name on it waiting. I'll leave you with one final photo of the embroidery I've been working on:
They're going to be panels in a quilt |