Fashion faux pas, Friendship and Fun

”A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
-Charlie Chaplin

This past weekend was one for the books! Honestly, as a working mother...I don’t get out much. Having a change to catch up with friends is a rare opportunity. I was lucky enough to get to spend the entire weekend with an amazing group of women.
As many of you have read in my previous posts, my best friend since grade school is moving. This weekend was mostly about her. It was about sharing memories, making a few new ones and spending time together before her newest venture. We ate A LOT of food and talked our heads off (as old friends are known to do.) The last hoorah was supposed to be a slumber party at my house...but because one of our friends is an old soul (I.e. she goes to bed at 8pm usually) we settled for a day of shopping and leisure.
We checked out a few stores that I had never been before! Charming Charlie’s, a lovely accessory store was first on of list of places to check out! This store was amazing! We spent over an hour meandering around. They had jewelry, purses, wine glasses, clothing and more! I found the cutest wine glasses and an awesome pair of earrings! My girlfriend found some amazing shades! She looked like a rockstar, and they were perfect for her travels!
After this store, we all carpooled to the mall. It has been a hot minute since I stepped foot in our local mall! So much had changed! There were so many new stores to check out. I almost felt overwhelmed...almost. This girls loves shopping though, so I managed to regain my composure. Lol.
The most enjoyable part of our shopping excursion was our trip to H&M. This clothing store focuses on the trendy, hip and modern...or so we thought.
After only a few moments in this store, one of my besties and I decided...the 90s really is making a comeback, and not in a good way. Maybe it’s the fact that we’re all in our 30s (early 30s, but still...) The clothes were hideous! I felt like I was sent back in a time machine to 1996...or, as if I was on the set of “Spice World” (< A very, very classic 90s movie...for those of you who may have never seen it)
Any way...we decided that we would try on some of these latest fashion fads. We took turns picking out outfits for each other, and let the laughter ensue!

I think I can describe these best as...an elementary school girl, a spice girl/street walker, and a mixture of both curtain and table cloth!
We laughed until our stomachs hurt! It was hilarious...take into account our ages. I thought the sales associate was going to kick us out!
My last outfit was perfect for the 90s club girl!
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Needless to say, we didn’t make any purchases at this particular store, but it was definitely the most memorable!
After a pit stop at the pretzel stand for some delicious cinnamon sugar pretzel bites, we headed out!
This particular shopping event was the last gathering before our friend drives off into the sunset! We had our tearful goodbyes in the parking lot. I know, however, this is a lifetime friendship...so it’s really “until we meet again” and not “goodbye”.