So, I tried really hard to sleep at dialysis Sunday night in anticipation of going to Kittery with friends on today. Friends of friends from Connecticut and Rhode Island met us in Kittery for a day of shopping and gabbing... At first I questioned if I should even be going, I haven't felt great lately and I have been having bouts of dizziness and numbness in my hand and feet. Nobody is quite sure why this is happening to me, but it comes and goes. I got up, debating if I should go, but Linda and Teresa showed up on my door step with Dt. Dr. Pepper and egg sandwiches... so I pulled it together and we left... late, but we were on the road buy 9:30AM.
We got to Kittery around 11:30 after going around the turn about in Kittery a few extra turns for good measure, did I mention I hate the exit to Kittery? Any way, we got there and located Anne and Maggie in the Children's Place. Debi and Addy got there around the same time after dropping the teens off at Funtown and doing a little shopping else where. Linda and I watched the others shop for their little ones in the Children's Place, fun, but not really missing having the little ones... other people's little ones are entertaining enough.
Next stop was Dress Barn Woman to look at the bargains and poke fun at some of the styles... we all tried on a few things and had a great time trying to get each other to spend money... a few purchases were made, Not really sure what Debi did with herself during this time :) I then ran into Brookstone outlet, one of my favorite places to look around... I ended up buying myself a leather (read -brown vinyl) I-Pad case with a blue tooth Keyboard.... I have wanted a keyboard case for along time, but kept seeing them at around 80bucks... with a coupon, I got one for 28 dollars... I was very pleased... even if I get nothing else -the trip was worth it!
The next debate was about lunch... surprising the outlet area of Kittery has very few choices when it comes to eateries. Without leaving the main strip... there is Weathervane (sea food focused and expensive and slow) Burger King, McDonalds, and a Crab Shack. There is also a Subway with no real area to sit down.... We decided that we did not want to sit down to a meal for over an hour, so Weathervane was out, (yeah, I DO NOT do sea food!) and none of us wanted Burger King or McDonalds...so we settled on grabbing stuff at Subway and finding a place to land to eat it... we ended up mainly on benches outside of Dexter Shoes... I laid on the lawn... the shade was lovely and it felt great to lie down and relax for a bit.
After lunch we all went into a few of the shops in the small mall were at... Rue 21, Cold Water Creek, Hanes, and a couple of shoe stores... We managed to wander over to the Corelle store eventually and I bought a few replacement plates in my pattern and some smaller plates with the deep dish design (LOVE these for the sloppier meals!) I also managed to get a couple oven mitts in my Corelle pattern... still found no lasagna pan in the desired dimensions... I also went into Pro Cook and got a couple more trivets...
We landed back over at the original mall, to look in the other Hanes store, and few others we missed the first time around... we said our goodbyes to Teresa, who left with Anne and Maggie as they headed back to RI and CT. Debi left with Addy to go back to find the Teens at Funtown... Just before we said our goodbyes, it started to pour... really pour! Along with some thunder and lightening, she had to go and rescue the teens, getting soaked in Saco. Linda and I checked out a few more stores after the other departed... specifically Wilson's Leather... another favorite of mine to at least check out... nothing called to me today though.... all too pricey, but you never know, I have found treasure there in the past.
We hit the road around 5PM and decided to drop into Portland on our way home. I needed to run into Target for dog food and we treated ourselves to supper at the Home town Buffet... (decent, cheap and quick) It was a nice time to sit and relax after a long day or driving and running around shopping. :) We got back to town near 8PM... A good day, considering I wasn't sure I was up to going at all....
Until next time... write on!
We got to Kittery around 11:30 after going around the turn about in Kittery a few extra turns for good measure, did I mention I hate the exit to Kittery? Any way, we got there and located Anne and Maggie in the Children's Place. Debi and Addy got there around the same time after dropping the teens off at Funtown and doing a little shopping else where. Linda and I watched the others shop for their little ones in the Children's Place, fun, but not really missing having the little ones... other people's little ones are entertaining enough.
Next stop was Dress Barn Woman to look at the bargains and poke fun at some of the styles... we all tried on a few things and had a great time trying to get each other to spend money... a few purchases were made, Not really sure what Debi did with herself during this time :) I then ran into Brookstone outlet, one of my favorite places to look around... I ended up buying myself a leather (read -brown vinyl) I-Pad case with a blue tooth Keyboard.... I have wanted a keyboard case for along time, but kept seeing them at around 80bucks... with a coupon, I got one for 28 dollars... I was very pleased... even if I get nothing else -the trip was worth it!
The next debate was about lunch... surprising the outlet area of Kittery has very few choices when it comes to eateries. Without leaving the main strip... there is Weathervane (sea food focused and expensive and slow) Burger King, McDonalds, and a Crab Shack. There is also a Subway with no real area to sit down.... We decided that we did not want to sit down to a meal for over an hour, so Weathervane was out, (yeah, I DO NOT do sea food!) and none of us wanted Burger King or McDonalds...so we settled on grabbing stuff at Subway and finding a place to land to eat it... we ended up mainly on benches outside of Dexter Shoes... I laid on the lawn... the shade was lovely and it felt great to lie down and relax for a bit.
After lunch we all went into a few of the shops in the small mall were at... Rue 21, Cold Water Creek, Hanes, and a couple of shoe stores... We managed to wander over to the Corelle store eventually and I bought a few replacement plates in my pattern and some smaller plates with the deep dish design (LOVE these for the sloppier meals!) I also managed to get a couple oven mitts in my Corelle pattern... still found no lasagna pan in the desired dimensions... I also went into Pro Cook and got a couple more trivets...
We landed back over at the original mall, to look in the other Hanes store, and few others we missed the first time around... we said our goodbyes to Teresa, who left with Anne and Maggie as they headed back to RI and CT. Debi left with Addy to go back to find the Teens at Funtown... Just before we said our goodbyes, it started to pour... really pour! Along with some thunder and lightening, she had to go and rescue the teens, getting soaked in Saco. Linda and I checked out a few more stores after the other departed... specifically Wilson's Leather... another favorite of mine to at least check out... nothing called to me today though.... all too pricey, but you never know, I have found treasure there in the past.
We hit the road around 5PM and decided to drop into Portland on our way home. I needed to run into Target for dog food and we treated ourselves to supper at the Home town Buffet... (decent, cheap and quick) It was a nice time to sit and relax after a long day or driving and running around shopping. :) We got back to town near 8PM... A good day, considering I wasn't sure I was up to going at all....
Until next time... write on!
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