when i got home yesterday, we took off to Burlington Coat Factory to return...coats. two jackets that were rejected by my father. so i got this gift card. on our way up to the customer service registers, we had stopped at the home decorating department and loaded up: two vases including one lightweight metal one which now goes near the new mask and holds the pussywillows and looks FABULOUS. got a really pretty crystal vase for less than $10 (because intermediate markdowns were not noted on the price tag). cool. two strands of dragonfly lights. it was fun and things look great. even Jackie says so, along with Christine, who will now try to get there to look at some of their stuff from Africa.
tonite was an OK trip to Trudy's..which is really a bridal store but also has "mother of the bride" or in this case "other mother of the groom" dresses. one was sort of OK but not great. we need to be in touch with David and Julia to see how dressy we should get for the ceremony in the morning. that's next.
we walked all the way around the Pruneyard...a one story outdoor mall...and ended up at Outback. Bloomin' Onion and ribs. wow. we are stuffed. completing the circle we hit an ATM (well, not "hit" exactly) and Trader Joe's for ice cream bites. it's all part of the adventure.
tomorrow Elinor is coming down. it's a whirlwind still.
