Last Thursday night, I got together with Andrea of Mommysnacks, Erin of 5 Dollar Dinners, and Cortney and Tricia of Once A Month Mom to go shopping for BLISSDOM! Because of course, any excuse to buy new clothes, we mamas are gonna take. I had never met Erin or Tricia before, but I must say with the whole group, it was like we’d always known each other. We had an instant comfortability, which I loved. First we ate at Panera Bread, where we chatted and I consumed my meal as well as both Cortney and Erin’s pickles, which they were just going to WASTE. (Please, I would never let a perfectly good deli pickle go to waste! I got me some of that!)
Then, it was time to shop! After jokingly taking a twirl around Forever 21 and scoffing at the sequined mini-skirts, we headed over to Banana Republic. When the very helpful sales guy informed us they had an extra 30% off clearance, we hoofed it back to the clearance section posty hasty. (We are all CVSers after all. We likey cheap.) And we all got some great scores! (Well, except for Erin, who’d already gotten something there!) Here’s Andrea showing off her cocktail dress for BlissDom – cloaked in plastic! It is really pretty, and she got it for about $15!
Cortney and Tricia got cute tops for less than $10.
And I got a cute purple sweater dress, which does not look cute in the pic, but is, I promise, very much so. It was $12 and change!
Then we moved on to White House Black Market, where Tricia got a CA-UTE dress for the cocktail party at BlissDom and Erin and I took a dorky picture in a mirror!
Then, came my favorite part of the night: New York & Co. At every store we went to, the sales people would as us if they could help us and what we were shopping for. Here’s how that went:
Us: We’re going to an event.
Them: What kind of event?
Us: A blogging conference
Them: ohh….(eyes glaze over)
So, at New York & Co. it was no different! But when we got to the checkout, where I was buying earrings and Andrea some cute tops, somehow the checkout girls wanted to know MORE. And Andrea began trying to convince them that we were very famous, important bloggers. Because, after all, we’ve been in the NEWSPAPER! And Erin was on TV!
The poor sales girls just did not know what to say. Andrea, Erin and I were giggling like idiots. It reminded me of Ron Burgundy in Anchorman: “I don’t know how to say this, but I’m kind of a big deal.”
After frightening the sales girls, we headed off to Caribou Coffee and got our drink on until they closed and forced us to leave by running the vacuum cleaner so we’d get the heck out. We probably should have told them how famous we are, maybe they would have stayed open later! Ya think?
Thanks girls! It was a great night!
I had a blast…love all of you guys! Can’t wait for the weekend!
That’s so cute, and sounds like fun. I wish I could have been there! That’s so funny. “We’re kind of a big deal.” ROFLMBO
Looks like fun! I need some deal seeking shopping buddies.
Hahahaha! Ron Burgundy! 🙂
And now…now I must go shopping. I’ve been trying to just put together outfits from my closet and you know, save money. But seriously. Seriously. I cannot do it.
Oh, Jenny. Something about the mirror picture reminds me of us in high school. Good times!
Wish I lived near ya’ll b/c everyone I know gets that glazed over look when I talk about blogging. See you at Blissdom in 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like y’all had fun! And got great deals too! I like being silly with my girlfriends too!
Y’all are all so adorable! I can hardly stand it! You are just as cute as a button (snicker)
LOVE your red coat and the purple sweater dress, rawr!!!
OH cocktail dresses for BlissDom?? You’ve inspired me to look hot for blissdom. As a stay-at-home mom… i don’t have many reasons for looking hot. LOVE your shopping deals!!! Makes it even more fun! — see you Friday! Have a safe trip down!
I heart Banana Republic.
OM – laughing…but, Jenny…we are sooo totally *kind of* a big deal ya know!
I had a blast too! It was so neat how we all came together and it was natural! Well, when frugal people come together in the name of blogging and CVS..what’s not to love about each other!! Who knew that CVS would make us fast friends!
I’m so glad you encouraged me try on that dress too!! That’s why you’re the Style Editor at Blissfully Domestic and all 🙂 I gots me a personal fashion stylist!
Girl! You continue to crack me up! 🙂
sweet BR sale — I need to hit them up tomorrow.
I have many leather bound books! You got your drink on at a coffee shop? I don’t think Ron Burgundy would have partied that lightly. I love scotch. My favorite line.
You told me about this at Savvy Blogging Summit and I loved reading the entire account. I’m from Ohio, can I be an unofficial member??? 🙂