Monday, February 22, 2010

Mr. B and me's Excellent Adventure..

(my blog..my pronoun rules ..)

..we went to the neatest place Saturday..

the sky was finally..



I remembered my...



Mr B. entered the location into his Garmin..



we stopped for lunch at..

Yummo grilled chicken, salad and stemmed veggies ..

Then on to...


The Emporium at Thanksgiving Point..lookie!

Look at those lamps -and the birds on the headboard? Oh-my!!{ click on the image to enlarge }


Ribbons..tonzz of beautiful ribbons..


Oh yes, it is shopping fit for a Queen..


One-stop shopping..clothes, purses..bling and STUFF!

..and they package your items with tissue, ribbons and a spritz of good-smelling perfume..

All in all, one great day! Be sure to make a stop..and call me! I'll go along as your 'guide' !

-me

PS - I didn't get the crown...although I deserve it...I'm just sayin'...

17 comments:

Debby@Just Breathe said...

You should have bought the crown.
Looks like so much fun. I have seen several posts like this today.
How do you guys get your husbands to go? Mine hates that kind of stuff!

Unknown said...

I definitly want to go...I love that crown...it looks beautificus on you.....

Sue said...

Ah, my idea of shopping heaven! What a great looking place - and the crown? You should have bought it.

Sue:)

Laurie said...

You mean you left without your crown!? What a fantastic shop! Wish I could go.

Pearl said...

Now that's a store! Great walkabout you two had today. Thanks for the encourageing words on my blog. You rock Queenie!

Vicki/Jake said...

To the Queen:

This is where we could meet someday soon..maybe when the Tulips come out?
So glad you had a good road trip and Mr B was such a great coachman.
Enjoy your royal Tuesday..

From: the Jester!

see ya yesterday..

Lori R. said...

and what a lovely queen you make, all dressed in your "pink" best! Love day trips (or weekend trips for that matter!)

Anonymous said...

Oooooooooo, this place is lovely!!! Love the birds on the headboard & all the sweet goodies. I would love to visit and have you as my tour guide!!! Sigh. Maybe in a few years?
Hugs,
Zuzu

Heather said...

wow, what a cool place! you totally should have gotten the crown :)

Chrissykat said...

Great stuff, great trip great weather, great post...as always!

Anonymous said...

wow i am impressed Mr. B went with you. you must really be the queen! i love thanksgiving point, make sure you go and see the tulips during the tulip festival, it is amazingly beautiful! and maybe they will let you wear the crown while you are strolling through their garden!

Kristina Werner said...

Ooo! Such good finds! And you're looking awesome, by the way! So skinny and I love the pale pink jacket. You always look so good in pink. :)

Breezy said...

You were Queen for a Day!!

Chrissykat said...

Okay...so you mentioned that you did not get the crown...so what goodies DID you leave with?! :)

Karen said...

And Mr. B joined you for this? You are a lucky lady.

Charmingdesigns said...

Stacey got her Garmin...loves it!!
Thanks for the tip you gave me awhile back.

Vee said...

Lovely adventure and you really should've bought the crown. You need one, don't you think? Wonderful pictures, Colleen!

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