I wanted a day shopping so that I could get all those little bits that I can't get (or find) in the USA. Also, I have trouble with clothes in California so I wanted to get some outfits to take home with me. My problem with shopping in California is that there are too many shops (I am not a good shopper) and I find the sizing a little awkward (I have a large chest!). In the UK, I know which shops have clothes that fit me and what size I am.
So off we went on
Day 3 (after an obligatory bacon sandwich of course) to Meadowhall, a large UK shopping mall on the outskirts of Sheffield, about 30 minutes drive from my mums house.
We got a little lost on the way and I kept stalling the car (forgetting about gear changes!) but we made it. We had already planned to meet my step brother for lunch so we planned which shops to go to and set off. Rich had to get a coffee first before he would do anything...
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| Costa Coffee with a swirly heart |
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| Spotty top from Next |
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Decleor from House of Fraser with lots of freebies!
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| Beautiful hummingbird dress from Fat Face |
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| Another beautiful dress from Debenhams (Mantaray) |
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| Lunch with my step brother Brendan and his stunning girlfriend Mel (how gorgeous is she!) |
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| Funky menu at Carluccios - I'm always on the lookout for nice design |
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Cute Nails Inc set from Boots (bargain price of £22), all lovely colours too....well mostly, I'm not sure about orange?
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We also bought a suitcase to replace one we'd bought with us that got damaged on the plane. All in all, a pretty successful shopping trip!
In the evening, we had a Chinese takeaway at my mums, which I'm not keen on except for crispy duck...yummy! (you don't get duck at Chinese restaurants in California for some reason?).
Do you like Chinese food?
You talk a lot about this bacon sandwich...
ReplyDeleteIs it bread and bacon or are there other ingredients?
Ha ha, it's a british thing. It's just bread and bacon with butter (for me anyway). The bacon is back bacon, which I have only seen in fresh n easy here in the states. My husband has brown HP sauce on his too, try it!
DeleteOh pretty dresses! Looks like you had a lovely time back here. X
ReplyDeleteIt was fab, very pleased with my purchases too...wishing I'd bought more now though x
DeleteAre you telling me that Americans don't eat bacon sandwiches? Man, my hubby would not survive out there! Looks like you had an awesome shopping trip and I especially like the spotty top from Next, I might have to go have a little look for myself :) xx
ReplyDeleteBacon and bread are different in the US, it's just not the same...and no HP sauce!!! The top from next was very reasonable, about £16 x
DeletePeanut butter and bacon is very good, too. Your dresses are very pretty. Sheffield reminds me of "The Full Monty." I adore that movie.
ReplyDeleteI hate peanut butter!!! Not a fan of peanuts either. I love my dresses too. The Full Monty is a classic film x
DeleteOH I love your taste in dresses. I have terrible legs with bad veins so I envy people who can wear great dresses.
ReplyDeleteMy legs aren't too bad at the moment, my arms are my problem but I try my best to ignore them :)
DeleteLove the dresses, have to check out fatface here for that dress. and costa coffeeeeeeee!!!
ReplyDeleteFat face had some awesome dresses! I tried about 20 on but only bought the one x
DeleteLove the dress from Fat Face, so cute. Hope you are having lots of fun over here in sunny England. Enjoy the rest of the weekend :-)
ReplyDeleteI love that dress too, it's really flattering. It has hummingbirds on, on we have hummingbirds here in California! X
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