urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:marmiarmo marmiarmo marmiarmo 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:marmiarmo:3671 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z Jennifer Hudson/"And I Am Telling You" <a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/marmiarmo/pic/0000z8qg/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/marmiarmo/pic/0000z8qg/s320x240" width="294" height="240" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today was "Last Hurrah Day" with my best friend, Shelley. She and her family are going to be relocating to southeast Georgia in a few months, and who knows when we might see each other again after that. We usually go at least once a year on a road trip to Springfield and spend the day doing a little shopping in the city...we small town girls and our Wal-Mart existence just love to enjoy a trip into Barnes & Noble for a frappucino, a stop in each Hobby Lobby, etc. And don't get me started on the fun we had going to Leslie's Craft Carousel in Bolivar, or the trips to Kohl's and Target. It was a great day and we both got bunches and bunches of goodies.<br /><br />I got this little dress for Sylvia...<br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/marmiarmo/pic/00010fb7/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/marmiarmo/pic/00010fb7/s320x240" width="240" height="240" border="0" /></a><br />...and one almost identical to it for Rebecca, which for some reason I couldn't get a picture of on the Kohl's website. Becca's has no white at the bottom, cap sleeves, and flowers rather than butterflies embroidered on it, but otherwise they are almost the same. And they are sooooo cute!! These are going to be the girls' birthday gifts, and I will tuck a little cute toy in the pocket of each dress.<br /><br />I also got some great Valentine goodies for 10 cents on the dollar (how can you beat a gigantic windsock for 70 cents, I ask you??), some new Q-snaps, a breadcloth, some great charts and things, restocked my DMC, and got two cute Bent Creek kits on clearance for $9.95 apiece. All in all, a great shopping day!!<br /><br />Oh, and I spoiled myself just a little...in Target, they had those hobnail glass-looking bunny-shaped candy dishes for $3.99. Unfortunately, they were only plastic, but they had one in pink, and it was so sweet, and Easter is coming...so I got one. I just love pink things, and shabby chic decor, and anything that reminds me of my childhood days. This satisfied all three, in its own way, so it was a must have.<br /><br />Shel bought me lunch at Fazoli's (another thing I miss about Little Rock...there aren't too many, and they all involve food or shopping, I must confess) as a belated birthday treat, and that was delicious and the service outstanding.<br /><br />But it was a bittersweet day, because as I said...it was our last hurrah. I'm really going to miss that girl...