This
past Sunday, the day before Memorial Day, I decided to make an extra special
day for us. I decided it was past time
for a Mother/Daughter Day. After several
busy and hectic weeks we all were in need of some time spent together. So what do girls do? They head to the mall.
We went
to several stores to shop for a few items the girls would need for summer. The youngest needed shorts and the oldest
needed tops. The first few stores we
stopped at the girls were shocked at the prices on things and refused to look
much or try anything on. My oldest
nearly went into a fit when she picked up a cute little jean skirt to show her
sister and found it was $38. I had to
admit that prices seemed to have sky rocketed quite a bit since we shopped for
things last summer and they apparently remembered that as well. Frankly, I was quite impressed.
A mall
excursion doesn't have to be overly expensive, however, if you are
careful. I told them to keep their eyes
out for sales signs and soon enough we found some. At The Children's Store we were able to get
the youngest two pair of shorts and a cute skirt and top for $32. I like The Children's Store a lot for kids
clothes because they hold up well and they are styles I deem appropriate for
children.
Justice
is a teen store that my oldest likes but the last time we were there the prices
were exorbitant and I didn't find anything I thought was appropriate for her to
wear. A little too skimpy. This time was significantly different. They were have a huge sale and the items in
the store seemed much more appropriate for a young lady to be wearing. She found four camisole tops with the built
in bras that will be perfect for summer but also quite usable underneath other
tops next year at school. We bought a
red, pink, blue and a white one. Not only
did this accomplish our goal but it also has saved me the need to purchase any
new bras for her for awhile. Bonus! Her
purchase came in at $30. I was really
happy about that.
In
between stores we stopped at the Food Court and I bought the girls each a soda
at McDonalds for $1 each. We also
stopped in at Bath and Body Works and sampled a couple new lotions they
had. Now I have a good idea for a
birthday gift for my oldest as she found a lotion she just loves.
Once
done at the mall we used one of our $10 gift cards we were given at Christmas
and went to Red Robin for a late lunch.
They ordered from the kid's menu, their portions are quite generous, and
I had a bowl of tortilla soup and salad.
The soup was wonderful. Our lunch
was only $15 out of pocket including a nice tip for our awesome waitress.
On the
way home the girls did some Christmas shopping at Harbor Freight using three
more of our free item coupons. Total
cost $0. Once home we assembled all the
items we've been collecting in a bucket.
We've amassed quite an impressive collection.
We
played scrabble for awhile before ending our evening with a quick snack and
settling in to snuggle and watch Forrest Gump.
It was a perfect way to end a terrific day.
