Aftermath of the Great Shopping Trip 2012

So, my US shopping wasn't quite as fruitful as usual, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, my favourite haunt (Eddie Bauer)didn't have the selections I wanted, in the size I needed. I'm back to being the 'average' Medium size, and while there were extra-smalls, and larges aplenty, not so much in mine.

Nine West was bootiful, though. And I scored at Yankee Candle, Crabtree & Evelyn, and in Macy's. (Estee Lauder is at least $10 cheaper in the US, and then compare 6% sales tax to 13% -- another win win!) I (or rather, Mom) found my Christmas card 'holder' in Kirklands, and I bought Drew's Christmas, and Mom's Christmas presents. And I bought myself something for the 'girls' at Underarmor.

I did not find my dress pants, the two sweaters I'd been eying at Eddie Bauer, or a few kitchen items I'd been looking for.

I did mail all the Christmas presents and cards for all my US peeps. It was an infinitely more efficient and budget friendly way of sending them.

I learned NOT to eat in the food court. I really wasn't up to Anne Taylor because my digestive track was formally giving me notice of extreme displeasure. We lost Deb in Coach (found her eventually), and were disappointed with Timberland. Nothing 'sung' to us.

The drive was nice, if long, and Customs was odd (we bought at the Duty Free, so of course, he had to scrutinize that bill. What. Evah.)

Lastly, I've learned: plan your visit for two weeks or more ahead of the One-of-a-Kind show. It means my budget won't quite be so tight.

All in all, while the trip didn't net out quite a total success, a good time was had by all. Even if I was the only one of the three women to actually sleep both nights.