Had a fun evening tonight with my dear friend B. I'm in FL on business so it was a great opportunity to see a great girlfriend and have a fun evening sans bebe guilt free! She took me to this beautiful new outdoor mall near her home. I call them fake towns because they simulate a main street with shops and outdoor cafes.. they are truly a marvel to behold, especially as they spring up on former ranch, prairie and otherwise barren land. This was, by far, the best fake town I've been to. Being FL, there is a heavy Disney influence so of course their Christmas tree is bad ass.. huge, with multi color lights, and an amazing sound and light show set to the TransSiberian Orchestra. Very cool!
Anyway, B and I had a great time.. mind you.. we could have a great time anywhere. We work together, and as such have had some interesting adventures.. on a live firing range in CA.. in a very scary bunker in VA, and in the hood of DC. No matter where we go we make it fun and see the humor. Today's fun outing, after copious amounts of food and some wine for good measure, was to Forever XXI. Mind you, I recognize I am well past the demographic but with some strategic shopping there were indeed treasures to be found. This was, bar none, the most amazing version of this store I had ever seen.. two stories, with crystal chandeliers and beautiful sparkly diamantes in the floor.. a teenage girl's fantasy! We were oohing and ahhing over the accessories, every so often emitting squeals of delight.. "Can you BELIEVE this amazing necklace is a mere $3.80?!!" The pair shopping next to us giggled and said they were saying the same thing. I repeated what I had just told B, that if I were 15 I would be in heaven. The girl replied that she WAS 15, and indeed, it was celestial. I was very envious. My 20 year younger self would have gone ga ga for the leopard bustiers and sequined shifts. My pushing 40 self indulged in some fun accessories that will rock.
From there, we went to visit B's new object of affection.. a glorious, shiny red purse at Dillard's. Hands down this is the hottest purse ever. She shimmered at us, winking her patent leather smile at us from a few shelves up. I literally got a chill. B modeled her and we both decided it was meant to be hers. Even when we wistfully bid her goodbye as she won't be coming home with B till payday, she still glowed like a beacon of gorgeousness from accross the store.
A good girlfriend, a glass of wine, and $20 on faux bling.. it doesn't get any better!
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