The Shopping of a Lifetime...

Well blogging buddies...I am back from what could be the trip of a lifetime for a shop-a-olic like me and mom! Tuesday through Friday, mom and I took a trip to the Mall of America...which, by the way, is in Minneapolis, MN! Way up in northern country...in fact, many times people asked us to keep talking because they loved the way we talk!!!

The trip started off kinda bumpy!! Monday, I was to ride with Patrick and some youth to Nashville (they were on their way to Super Summer Camp!) and meet my mom and fly out Tuesday morning! Well, Sunday night and Monday morning, I was having kidney stone problems, AGAIN and was VERY sick!! Well, after many different solutions to the problem were talked through, mom decided to drive the extra 4 hours to Morristown and come and get me and then drive back to Nashville. By the way, I was in NO shape to go anywhere, but the thought of canceling this trip was devistating to me!!! I would have gone in a stretcher!

Mom and I at the airport!!!

Chicago Cubs Stadium from the air!! (for Patrick!)

So we arrived in Nashville late Monday night and flew out to Chicago and then MN Tuesday morning...As soon as we arrived at the Mall of America (MOA) we walked the whole 4 levels (5 miles) to scope it all out. Now, bear in mind that this place is HUGE...the biggest mall in America and has an amusement park in the center. And another good part....in MN there is no tax on clothing or shoes!!! Heaven anyone????

About to do some "damage!"

A very small part of the amusement park!! It was huge!!!

After seeing all that was there, we decided to shop a floor a day, beginning with the first. Here are some places that got our money!!!



The QVC Channel has a store...completely cool....the only one in the world!!! In fact, we got the special value of the day for Thursday right in the store...no tax or shipping!!!

Wednesday, we shopped the second floor! This by far was the hardest day...We had so many bags that we rented a locker!!! I know that seems strange to many of you, but one floor of the mall is over a half a mile, and so this locker thing saved the day!!! Here is what the end of day 2 looked like!!!

Thursday, we shopped the 3rd floor and also got manicures and pedicures!!! We had a wonderful day of shopping and being pampered!! Here is the finished product...complete with new shoes!!!

It was an amazing trip and best of all, my mom and I got to be together!! We had amazing meals, amazing deals, and an amazing time together...Thanks mom for a wonderful week!! We are Survivors!!!