shopping day

Yesterday Mom, my sister, D's mom (Giggy, pronounced like 'giggle' but with a 'y' instead of 'le') and myself had a 'girl's day out.' We didn't get our nails or hair done, but we did go shopping for about 5 hours. My brother went to hang out with a friend he'd made yesterday, a neighbor of my sister's.

First we stopped at a place called Cherokee Trading Post. Mom got a couple rings and I got a new knife, one more for my collection. Then we drove down the road to an outlet mall bigger than any I've ever seen. They have a shuttle to take people around to the other side of it. We must've gone to four different shoe stores, three clothes stores, a perfume store, not to mention Bath and Body Works. We finally had 'lunch' around 4 o'clock at The Chop House, a kind of steak 'n' grille with beef, chicken, and pork (both BBQ and not) but also soups, salads and sandwiches. They also had what they called an Orange Potato, a baked sweet potato. Mom got one with cinnamon butter. Oh, man was that good! I wish I'd gotten one.

When Giggy and my sister dropped us back at the room, we were so exhausted we didn't do much of anything else until bedtime. Now I know why I prefer to just go in a store, get what I want and leave. All-day shopping can tire a person out big time.