My Retail Therapy Adventure with My Niece, Lily!

Well, after the day from hell yesterday I decided I needed a little retail therapy!  Nothing like Northpark to cue a bad day!  I love that place and the #1 reason I love living in Dallas.  Actually, it may be the ONLY reason I do!!  I had my little Sweet Pea Lily today, so it was perfect timing.  She LOVES to shop and was literally running to the garage door to get in the car and GO!!! 

Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE clothes, shoes, Louis Vuitton purses and makeup so when I decided to quit my job I REALLY had a hard time with it because I knew I would have to be on more of a budget than I want to be.  Hey, you can't change a person and their ways.  Besides, I do recall my wedding vows in which My Husband said and I quote, "Happy Wife, happy life."  I was sure to have our Wedding Minister send me over our vows, so I can remind him of that!!  My Husband on the other hand is the tightest person I know and ALWAYS looking for the BEST deal, so I knew it would be hard not work my full time job and still keep up my lifestyle.  It will be an ongoing issue for sure in our house, but I am up for the challenge!! 

So, anyways off to the Mall Lily and I went.  I was actually going to Dillard's to return a wedding gift and exchange it for something else off of our registry. See, I had a valid reason for going!!  After I walked around Dillard's home department for what seems like forever saying to Lily the entire time, "Don't touch that", I finally figured out what I was going to get and then we worked our way to the sale racks of Dillard's workout clothes to get some more outfits for my Boxing Classes.  I believe you MUST look cute when doing any type of workout outside of the house!  The Lady at the cash register asked how old Lily was and I told her two and she was SO amazed at her vocabulary and thought she was way older than two.  If she only knew!!! 

After that, it was lunch time for Lily and it is NEVER a good idea to have a hungry kid at the mall, so off to La Madeleine we went.  I LOVE that place and rarely go there anymore since I worked at home the last three years and ate at home.  That was good for the pocketbook for sure!!  Lily was SO good at lunch.  She sat in her booster seat like a Little Lady eating her lunch and I was SO proud of her!! 

Lily was being SO good that I decided I wanted to go look for part of an outfit I saw on Pinterest that I MUST have!!  If you aren't on Pinterest, you are missing the boat!!  Love it!!!  It is a great way to pass the time away!  Ok, anyways, so Victoria's Secret was on the way to Loft and I needed some headbands to match my workout outfits, so we stopped in to pick some up and Lily INSISTED on carrying the bag around the mall.  One Lady even asked me what I could have possibly bought her from there.  It was kind of funny!!  Well, while on the way to Loft, Lily starts yelling, "The Easter Bunny, the Easter Bunny, LuLu's."  I see a brass Bunny in the air and knew we were going to have to stop!  Lily is OBSESSED with the Easter Bunny and any Bunny what so ever is The Easter Bunny.  She told me I had to take her picture with the Easter Bunny, so this is what I got because she was SO excited she wouldn't stay put!

She is SO beyond excited!!!

 

This is her picture with the actual Easter Bunny this past year.  I swear the kid has NO fear!!!

My Sister said she was so excited to see the Easter Bunny she fell down running so fast just to get to him!

 

After the fun of the "Easter Bunny", we finally made it to Loft to look for my outfit.  I didn't find anything that looked liked what I wanted, so we left and went to H&M.  I have FINALLY learned that store just is not meant for me and quickly left!  I KNEW J Crew would have what I wanted, so we went there.  Sure enough, they had EXACTLY what I was looking for along with a price tag I wasn't.  So, it was off to my go to store for this type of thing, Banana Republic.  After looking through the store, I saw something that just might work, so off to the dressing room we went.  Lily entertained herself with my headbands from Victoria's Secret while I decided on the size of my jacket that fit me the best.  It was quite a decision too!!  Here is a picture from Pinterest of the outfit I am OBSESSED with duplicating and REALLY looking forward to fall so I can wear it.

It's the outfit I love, not the watch and purse!!  I need to find the jeans next, but I want to wait until I loose some more weight from my Boxing classes.  I also need a boyfriend cut to pull off the rolling of the cuffs on the jeans.  Maybe my True Religion jeans will work though.  That is the jean type pictured.  I shall try those and save money too!!  YAY, my Husband will be SO happy!!  Here is the jacket I bought at Banana...

The jacket isn't exactly the look and color I wanted, but it was ON SALE for a steal of a deal, so I can make it work.  It is also 3/4 sleeved and VERY stretching, so I really like both of those things.  This is going to look SO cute with a white tee and rolled up True Religion jeans along with my heels.  I can't wait to wear my outfit.  BRING ON FALL!!!!! 

Well, after I found what I needed at the Mall, it was time to head home.  This is what happens to a kid after shopping with Aunt LuLu....

Love her SO much!!!  She was a TROOPER!!!