Jennifer, my oldest girlfriend in the world -- we have been friends since we both were 5, and we have been through a lot together -- and I went to the outlet mall together. We had a blast shopping, reminiscing, sharing stories of what we have been through and what we go through separately and together, helping each other make decisions with blatant honesty as to which clothing fits well and which makes our butts look too big. It is such a joy to spend an entire day with someone so close and who knows the other person so well. Not only was it fun for the two of us, we also definitely brightened the day for many salesclerks, who became a large part of our fun and who had fun along with us two crazy girls.
Look how cute we are in the dressing room in matching sailor outfits. Yes, we each bought our Bobbsey Twin outfits ... only to be worn in two different countries.
With our playful personalities and charm, we were fortunate to have salesclerks who were delighted to play along with us, with all our bantering and teasing. The salesclerks parked themselves in the Esprit store fitting room with us encouraging and enticing more of our goofy fun.
Following his brief war with Pharnaces II of Pontus in 47 BC, Julius Caesar claimed, "Veni, Vidi, Vici." Today, April 1, I came, I saw, I conquered. Caesar's war, whatever. My conquering was a blast!
--Josslyn, Camarillo Outlet Mall, California, USA
It was a delightful, insight-full day!
ReplyDeleteSounds like the perfect girls day! Wish I was in on it. Not many outlets here in Tahoe either. Good to see a glimps of you here in Cali, but say hello to Firenze for me. I mis it there all the time. I didn't realize that I was living the dream, until I had left it.
ReplyDeleteSounds to me like you needed a guy around to offer a guy's perspective on clothes shopping. Heck we guys would have been in and out within minutes... none of this all-day nonsense!
ReplyDeleteOkay add a few minutes for coffee and conversation. :-)