Oh Friday, how I love you! Whether I'm having a date with Luis, or spending the evening with my kids and friends -Friday is usually my favorite day of the week.
This morning Jenny and I took the kids out for brunch to celebrate the end of the school year. After that I had a couple of errands to run. I exchanged a pair of flip flops at Payless; then our next stop was Kohl's. Let me tell you why... The other day I received the sweetest card from my friend Penny. Penny is the mom of Rachel S. and I told you about her when I wrote "The Care Package." Well getting the card was such an unexpected treat, and it really made me feel good. But as if the card wasn't enough, Penny also included 2 $10 gift cards for Kohl's. Penny wrote that she had received the gift cards and Rachel had mentioned that I like to shop at Kohl's so she hoped that I would be able to use them. How kind and generous was that? Since the cards had a 5/21 expiration date, I wanted to hurry over there so that I could put them to good use. Now the cards did say "one per customer." They also said "non-transferable," so I wasn't even sure if I'd be able to use them; but since I knew that I'd have to make two separate transactions, I gave the gift card and $5 to Jenny and asked her to try and buy this $16 necklace for me. (It was on sale for 35% off.) Jenny returned and handed me my change. She said that the necklace cost me just .44 How great is that? Knowing that I'd have no problem using the other card, I purchased a sundress and top for Lyndzi. Both were on sale, PLUS I had a 15% discount card as well as Penny's gift card, so it was just $10 out of pocket for this purchase. I couldn't have asked for a better shopping experience. Thank you so much Penny AND Kohl's!!!
After some shopping, we headed for the park. The weather was beautiful and a terrific time was had by all. The kids enjoyed playing, while Jenny and I chatted away. We left the park a few hours later, and I went home to get ready for Mari's, surprise, birthday dinner at The Cheesecake Factory. There were eight of us there including Mari, who would have been surprised had she not seen my minivan in the parking lot - arrghh! We joked and laughed A LOT! We had a very attentive waiter, delicious food, OK,and dessert (though I shared with Lisa B.) Not wanting the night to end with dinner, five of us decided to go to Charming Charlie, (the MOST phenomenal accessory store that I've ever seen.) Huge fan of color that Iam, I was in heaven when I saw all of the different sections of the store, arranged by color. It was like a rainbow had exploded and dropped all of the brilliant, purple jewels in one area, all of the green in another, all of the aqua to the left and the orange to the right. etc. etc. etc. Oh my goodness, it was just glorious.
I'd been wanting to go to Charming Charlie for a while, and even though they had some very reasonable prices; there was no way that I was going to be getting a necklace for just .44 so I convinced myself that if I purchased anything it would have to be either a very special ,piece OR an irresistible price. Well the special piece won out, and I must say that for as artful as it was, the price was very fair. ( Just under $15.) I can't it and do it justice, so I'll just have to take a picture of it when I wear it.
What an absolutely, fabulous Friday. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. From start to finish it was just exceptional. It's days like today that make the more mundane days seem worth it. Days when I can just realx with my family and friends. When we can eat and chat and shop. It just doesn't get much better than this.
I am so grateful to have had another day. And not just ANY day, but a delectable day. Thanks to everyone who was a part of it.
Till next time...
Queen of EVERYTHING
