Florida Day #10: Dresses & My 42nd Birthday

2019-03-01Friends, Us, USA Standard

[Photos taken on 01 March 2019, posted online 17 August 2019. After a few days of fall-preview-weather we’re back to the pretty good stuff. I predict wood staining this weekend!]

Our very last full day in Florida was spent recovering after the Disney World trip the day before, taking the teenagers to the mall, and having a nice birthday celebration (mine!). (25-ish images total)

Friday 01 March 2019

The two teenagers having a blast in the amazing dress-shop we found!
Our house at the beginning of the day. The front wasn’t very big, but it was very “deep”, sort of like houses in the UK.
The first order of business was to pay the ransom fee for the Amazon packages that had ended up at the ‘main desk’ in the Club House. Gated communities are so much fun!
We still had a few things left on the shopping list, so I ended up taking the teenagers to yet another mall. When we parked I saw the biggest EVER Crayola store!
It turned out most of the building was dedicated to an art-experience something or other for kids, but there was also a very large and colorful store.
Now, is that really necessary?!?
I was sorely tempted!
Meanwhile, at ‘home’ Emma was putting on her best rainbow-show!
This was by far the most useful feature: pick your own colors!
Very close to the Crayola store we stumbled onto a huge fancy dress store.
I managed to drag the girls out of there by promising to visit on the way out of the mall at the end of the day. (@11:20)
The next photo I have is from 3 pm! We’d had lunch, shopped, and shopped some more, so at 3 pm time I’d splurged on (blood)sugar at Starbucks, and let them visit Lush by themselves while I recovered some energy outside.
Trying out a Tesla X at 4 pm.
Future drivers!
Shortly before 5 pm we were back at the dress store, and then the real fun began!!
The dressing room area was huuuge, and the girls cat-walked back and forth.
Many, many photos and videos were taken!
Twins!
My personal favorites.
But wait, there were more!
An hour later we made it our of the store, with two very happy teens but thankfully no dresses.
US traffic, so not my favorite!
Birthday celebration time!
I got ribbons and presents! Happy 42nd birthday to me! 🙂