I’ve said it before, but:  The guys go hunting for bucks, and the girls go hunting for deals (and spend our bucks).

We stayed at the same location as the year before and shopped at the Costa Mesa Plaza.  It is a pretty amazing mall, and I felt a little more familiar this year.  Every trip I am impressed with my sister-in-laws and their mad skillz with coupon clipping and deal finding.  I thought I was pretty geared up with my two coupons for H&M, Banana Republic, and Zara.  Turns out I got showed up hard core.  (For the record, I think kids clothing companies give better deals than other stores).

We shopped for two days, ate delicious food, stayed up late, and drank too many Diet Cokes.  I even had time to put a serious dent in my book.  Speaking of my book, did you see Rooney Mara in Vogue??  She is seriously stunning and I dig her lipstick.

I had a mission for this trip though:  #1 – Find Plumb/Eggplant pants, and #2 – Find a nice dress for family pictures.  Both were crossed off my list!

Once again, because I am a failure, I got zero pictures.  Actually, that’s not true:  I have about 6 pictures of me cuddling with Charlie (my baby niece) and one picture of me hugging a Justin Bieber life-size cardboard cut-out.  Not a very good media selection.  My sister-in-laws and my mother-in-law are a riot.  We laughed the entire time, and I have to say it has been my favorite Girls’ Shopping Trip so far!

Thanks Jeanene, Kristi, Katie T, Lori, Gina, Rachael, and Charlie for a fantastic trip!  I love you all!