Shopping... Vintage Style

Ok, so we drove in a car powered by gas, we had music playing as we drove, it was over 60 degrees out and we only wore fleece type jackets, and all the stores were powered with electricity and had digital cash registers.  What?  That isn't vintage?  Oh, I think the vintage was meant just for the graphics :)~

 

Shopping was good.  You'd never have thought it was the end of November.  It was warm, a slight breeze, the sun was shining and you could smell leaves and wood fires burning off in the distance.  Houses were decorated and the streets in town were festive.  I almost felt like I was back in Dallas with the warm weather.  No worries, I know it won't last long.   I even heard in one of the stores we were in, that the October storm was predicted and that we'd get two more in December but the rest of the winter would be fairly mild.  I'm not sure if that is a good thing or not.

 

We made it in time to do a few boutiques, and it was so much fun.  We saw some really neat items and homemade crafts.  I will definitely be taking another ride when I have more time and less people.  It's a blast to go shopping with my Mom and sisters, but so much time is wasted looking for each other or waiting for others to finish looking.  I'm the type of shopper who knows more or less what she's looking for and does the in and out thing.  I was looking for something different for a girl I work with, we pick names and will be exchanging mid December.  I was not successful this trip, but I'll know when I see it.

 

Overall we didn't really buy a whole lot.  We did a lot of eewwwing and aaahhhing, but in some of the shops the items were way out of our price range!  I can't list what I got as family members read this and I want things to be a surprise.  It's actually going to be fairly easy again this year.   I come from a family of 7 children and we stopped exchanging long ago.  We've done a few different things in the past.  Theme baskets, picking names, and years ago we did treat baskets.  Everyone would bring 8 of one thing.. like 8 bottles of wine, 8 cheese and crackers, 8 summer sausage, whatever.  When we got to my parents we would then take out 7 and put one in each of the other baskets.  We'd all end up with a basket of treats (or whatever).  It always came in handy around the holidays as you always had goodies if you had guests stop.  It was perfect!  This year we decided to do gift certificates for dinner.  We will just put them in an envelope and pick one when the time comes.  The kids, all 9 of them pick names.  Since they are all grown now it works out nice.  They set a dollar limit and they shop.  It's nice now that they are all working :)  With that said, I don't have to get too many actual gifts.  Once again without doubt I will spoil my son and the kids rotten.  How can you not?  Plus, Santa will put something under that tree for me too.  LOL

 

I can't believe it is after 11 and my time off is over.  I always hate Mondays, but this one is going to be even more dreadful.  I've not had to get up and move nor have I really had to think much these last few days.  The psychedelic colors/images don't count.  Remember?  It was the drugs!  LOL  Anyway with it being late and I need to get my arse up and moving I should get to bed.  I hope everyone had a great weekend and maybe you can all find some good, happy vibes to send my way for my first day back to work.  A little extra energy wouldn't hurt either ::grin::  Thanks, you guys ROCK!  Good Night.

 

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