Thursday, January 7, 2010

There's nothing better than...

Girl Time and Shopping!!
Mom and I spent the day together this past weekend in Florida. She works nights at the hospital and every other weekend and I work and go to school during the day, so we don't always see each other. We always enjoy our 'Girl Time'!

The first place we went to was lunch in Panama City Beach at Margaritaville. Mom had never been and I have, so I told her we would go.



It was NOT busy at all, so we were able to get quick service on our food. I was hoping the atmosphere would be the same as is it in the summer, but it was DEFINATELY not! O well! I told Momma I would take her back on a summer night :)

In the picture above, you can see the DJ area, and the 'Tiki' room up top. It would be fun to sit and eat up there with a bunch of friends.We sat on the side wall near the stage. You can see my pretty Momma and all the empty tables.I ordered the Chicken and Broccoli Pasta and it was yummy! Mom ordered the grilled Mahi-Mahi sandwich on wheat. She said hers "was soo good".After we ate our lunch we strolled through Pier Park which is where Margaritaville is located. Pier Park has a lot of specialty shops and boutiques as well as a movie theatre, restaurants, and candy shops

We went to some cute shops. I bought a dress at DeJa-Vu for $20. It was regular $69. It's super cute with a navy turtleneck and Uggs :) I plan on wearing it tomorrow to work. I promise it's cuter in person!After shopping some more, we decided to stop for some energy :) White chocolate mocha's at the one and only...STARBUCKS!!! :)
We then saw a glimpse of Elvis..he was dancing at Tootsie's Lounge :)


We then did tons of shopping at the outlets in Destin. We went to Saks 5th Ave., Polo, Lacoste, and Coach..where I thought of Gwen :)
While we were shopping at the outlets, my mom and I look at each other and we are in desperate need of a Diet Coke! We are Diet-Coke-aholics! Major addiction to the wonderful Diet Coke! I've had 2 DC's while typing this :) Told you I'm addicted! Well, we spotted a Coke machine. We got together our $1.25 and fed it to the machine...when all of a sudden, not 1..BUT 2 DIET COKES came out!!! You would have thought I won the lottery or something, I quickly grabbed those Diet Coke's like they were gold! I didn't want anyone taking them away from me! Here I am proudly showing my 2 DC's :) Sorry I look so bad, I wasn't feeling great and had no make-up on!
We THEN went shopping at another outside mall, where I managed to find some other super cute clothes and jewelry. I can't find any pics of them. Sorry :(
I also bought Momma some earrings for her birthday coming up on the 23rd. She has to wear clip because she has sensitive ears. It is SO hard to find cute clip earrings these days! I wear regular pierced, so I don't have a problem :) Earrings are my favorite! They are so fun and girly! I keep telling momma to go and get her ears re-pierced. Maybe she will listen and go one day soon.
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Here's a question for you girls? I am looking for some new online stores to shop at, do you know of any cute online boutiques? Stores with cute clothing and accessories? I'm always looking for something different. This is also a chance for other bloggers to get ideas on some new sites as well!

Have a FABULOUS day!!

-Lindsay

24 comments:

  1. Love Margaritaville! We go to Destin every year and I always go to the Destin Commons to shop!

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  2. Just found your blog through Gwen’s and I love it! She is just the sweetest.

    It sounds like such a great mother/daughter day. I love spending time like that with my mom too. I’m a proclaimed diet-coke-aholic and proud of it ;) I love your North Face fleece in the pic with the soda!

    As far as fun and different shopping sites, I would recommend: echodesign.com, chickdowntown.com, madisonlosangeles.com and singer22.com.

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  3. I love outlet shopping, it is so fun to find a good sale! For cute accessories I would browse etsy.com, they always have fun homemade items. Also I like piperlime.com, they always have good quality things and free shipping!

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  4. How fun! Hope you have a great weekend!

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  5. Aww, I love making mama/daughter memories! That dress is absolutely adorable, can't believe it was only $20. Check out lulus.com. Some of their stuff I'd never be caught dead in, but I have managed to find quite a few cheap, cute dresses. Word to the wise, if you like it, buy it immediately. Alot of their stuff sells out w. in a day or so. The quality isn't amazing, but its good for lots of cute dresses you only want to wear for a season or so. Have a good weekend!

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  6. What a fun day!!! I love the dress and I hope you'll post a photo of the full outfit together!!! I don't do much online shopping unless it's at Target or something big name like that. Now if you were asking about dance shoes or clothes and great places to find them I could help. LOL!!! XOXO

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  7. I totally agree! I love shopping and spending the day with my mom. Looks like a successful trip!

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  8. I love that dress! I think it's super cute!!! :)

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  9. Sounds like ya'll had so much fun!!I like to check out forever21.com every now and again..they have really cute clothing that's very affordable!

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  10. Mom and daughter days are so special...especially the older we get. Sometimes the daughter moves away and its hard to get together with her for those special times :(
    Cute dress!

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  11. sounds like such a fun afternoon shopping trip! i absolutely love destin - used to go there all the time growing up (in TN) but haven't been in forever. i'm totally addicted to diet coke too - i get headaches without it! oh and i have quite the online shopping addiction - i love shopbop.com, revolveclothing.com, and asos.com the best probably!

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  12. looks like a fun day out! :)
    that dress is so cute!! love it! :)
    sorry cant help you with online boutiques.. im not much of an online shopper. sorry! :)

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  13. My husband's family has a place in Destin and we go there every summer. I love the Gulf of Mexico - the beaches are beautiful like the caribbean!

    Not much of an online shopper (with these hips I have to try on everything to make sure it fits!) so I can't make any good suggestions.

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  14. I just noticed you are from Ozark?? I'm originally from Headland! All of my family still lives in Headland and Dothan. Small world!! Everytime I make the drive to see my family and pass through the historical homes in Eufala, I get a little teary eyed - I know I'm almost home. :)

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  15. Just found your adorable blog through blooming on Bainbridge...off the top of my head I can't think of any shops..but I have found some before...so if I remember I will pop on back and let you know.

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  16. I love Margaritaville's cheeseburgers! Sounds like you had a fabulous time. After living in Florida forever, I've still never been to Destin. Crazy!

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  17. Margaritaville sounds great = ) Just stumbled across your blog and love it! New follower and just wanted to say hi!

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  19. What a great day with your mother!

    Jo

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  20. sounds like you had a perfect day with your mom!!
    that sounds like so much fun!! :)
    i hope you are having a good weekend hun!!

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  21. Jimmy Buffet's is the best!!! Such a fun atmosphere and even better with your Momma!

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  22. I love Marg Ville! What a fun time...makes you think of being on a warm beach!!!!

    I am a new follower. Pop on by to my blog and follow back if you would like. It is nice to "meet" you and I look forward to following your blog. ~Jewels at A Blonde Walks Into A Blog

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  23. definitely a DC addict right along with you!
    My sister and I must have our McDonald's diet coke fixes once a day! (McDonald's had the BEST fountain DC!) :)

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