After leaving the clinic, we had time to go to the International Plaza before hitting the airport. Wow, quite the mall! People were looking at us like we were a little out of place in some of the stores. I guess we just don’t have that high-end look about us. One store I’ve always wanted to go into is Neiman Marcus. Well, guess what:
I was wondering if it was really as expensive as people say. Well, check out this little number:
I’ll take three! It was rather amusing. Many of the clothes were really nice but some were quite hideous. At least now I can say that I’ve been there.
I was totally thrilled to see they had an Ed Hardy store. I like some of the more toned-down items – some are just too much for me. However, I did see a hoodie and two really nice shirts. The shirts were on clearance, plus everything in the store was another 35% off. We walked out of there like Canadian bandits!
Carrying on with my weird sense of taste, I was also shocked to see a Betsey Johnson store:
I’ve only ever seen her jewelery and wallets in Macy’s, so it was nice to see her whole line. Nothing really turned my crank, so we walked out of there empty-handed. Still, it was a nice experience.
My mother always talks about the Nordstrom store that she walks through and never buys anything (we’re cheap). Found one of those too. Nice stuff – a little too rich for my thrifty blood though. I’m very excited about what Santa bought for me while at the mall. I hinted at getting a video camera that mounts on the outside of my airplane, for aerobatics. I usually just stick my regular digital camera to my dash with stick-tack. Well, we walked into a store and there was “my” camera! It’s by GoPro and you can check out a neat video of it attached to a plane HERE. I can’t wait to try it! Thanks Mr. Santa!After a couple hours at the mall, we drove a few blocks away to Tampa airport. We actually didn’t arrive home until today. The plan was to be here yesterday, but there were some issues at the airport. Our flight was delayed (a few times, actually) due to mechanical problems. A couple hours after it was scheduled to leave, it was cancelled. We got on a stand-by list for another flight, but didn’t make it on. After wandering and pleading from gate to gate, we finally were booked on a flight to Atlanta. Our original flight would have taken us to Detroit then to Buffalo, but there was a flight to KBUF out of Atlanta – right on! We had a fairly short lay-over before our final leg to Buffalo. All said and done, we arrived home a little after mid-night. I’m not complaining – it’s better than having to stay another night. Mind you, coming home to snow from nice, sunny Florida made me rethink the extra night.
I tried to take it easy today. I had to pick up my rental car this morning. I don’t think I mentioned it in a previous blog, but I was side-swiped by a pick-up truck a little over a week ago. He didn’t stop despite me honking my horn and flashing my high-beams after he hit me. I took a picture of his plate and truck with my iPhone, went down to the OPP station in Niagara Falls, and they caught the guy later that night. He was charged with careless driving. Anyway, before leaving for Florida, I dropped off my car at the body shop. She (Lola Corolla) should be ready by Wednesday. I took my rental over to the chocolate shop near my apartment and picked up my cat and fish sitter this little treat:
I thought she was charging a little much for it, until she told me that the fairly thick base it’s sitting on is also chocolate. I dropped it off to my friend and she was very appreciative.
So, things are back to normal (as normal as I can be!) and I plan on taking it easy for the next couple of days. If I don’t, my family and friends will yell at me. They have to do that a lot – I’m very stubborn.
Today’s symptoms: My energy was actually decent today, despite the very long day we had yesterday. I’m quite sore from the surgery, but that will fade soon, I’m sure. My headache is much better today too.
Lizzy McFly 