Time Out For Women

This past weekend, I got to spend two whole days with four wonderful women. Deseret Books Time Out For Women was in Minneapolis this past weekend, so the five us headed up north for a fun filled weekend. We left early Friday morning, so that we could get several hours of shopping in at the Mall of America before attending the conference. We had a great time looking at shoes, especially watching Shannon try on a pair of $500 boots. She didn't buy them, although she was sorely tempted. We shopped until we dropped, at least I felt like I was going to drop. We had lunch at Kokomos, a fun restaurant that has a tropical feel to it. Carrie wanted to go to H & M, a store she used to shop at when she lived in New York. Once we were in the store, it didn't take me too long to find the cutest dress. It is a deep wine red color and it fits perfectly. I tried it on and wasn't quite sure, I felt like it might be a little too tight, but when I asked Carrie about it, she said it was too perfect a fit to not buy it, so I immediately took it to the register and bought the dress. I wore it to church on Sunday and it was very comfortable. Thanks Carrie for convincing me to buy the dress. After many hours of shopping, it was time to leave the mall, but not before making a stop at the Lindt store. I was tempted to buy some truffles, but Carrie bought 3 bags of truffles, and she was sweet enough to share. I ate my fair share of chocolate over the weekend, but I would have eaten more if I'd bought some to bring home. Thanks Carrie for buying the chocolates and sharing, so that I didn't have to buy any. I probably would have gained 10 pounds. The conference was a lot of fun. I didn't feel that it was as good as the one two years ago, but I was uplifted and inspired. After the Friday evening session, we went out to dinner at PF Changs at 10:40 that evening. We had such a great time laughing, talking and eating. Of course we all ordered lettuce wraps for our meal, because they are the absolute best thing on the menu. We also got to celebrate Shannon's birthday. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me, so I don't have a picture of these wonderful ladies. Thanks for such a fun weekend. I had a great time and it was fun just getting to know each of you even better. We will have to do this every year, just get away for the weekend and have fun. I highly recommend a girls weekend away for any woman that needs a break. You come home feeling rejuvinated and ready to deal with life once again.