Woke up this morning ~ got myself a gun..... Yep Mr F was extremely keen to stay another night in Fresno so he could utilize the Stay and Shoot package. So I have done my best Wife impression and shopping was on the agenda first up this morning. The stores here don't open till 10 so we had the wonderful complimentary breaky and toddled off to find the Mall. I think I have mentioned The Malls here are seriously amazing. They are shiny and incredibly clean. Everyone greets you as you enter and they acknowledge you immediately. Do y'all remember the Pandora Bracelet of Travel Memories that Mish and Mark gave us? Well we have honored their gift by making sure we find just the perfect bead to remember each place we visit while we are here! We called into Rogers Jewelers at The Fashion Fair Mall Fresno and found they sold Pandora Beads. We managed to grab:
A little Cow ~ Texas
A Snowman ~ Arizona ( Because that's where we saw snow)
A sparkly dangle ~ California......... oh and I managed to sneak in 2 spacers just cose they were gorgeous......They also gave it a clean and it looks FABULOUS!!!!!!
We then went into JC Penney and bugger me ~ A Liz Claiborne jacket for ....wait for it....hope your sitting down......$28.00 INCLUDING tax. Oh yeah Oh Yeah!!!!! Its a black sort of chilly spring day jacket with a hood which is perfect and will be perfect for going over to Alcatraz but also ~ as it doesn't get that cold in The Bah. Did you see what we paid????? $28.00 *faint* We both actually looked a few times to make sure we were reading it right!!!!
Mr Fab has taken his Certificate of Shooting and has toddled down to the Rifle Club......I don't figure I will see him for quite a few hours. We discussed going to Yosemite and Ronnie said he was just enjoying having a bit of a break from the driving. We also decided that a holiday was about doing things you don't normally do......So we have decided part of the Next America Trip is Yosemite to Mount Rushmore and across Dakota. We almost felt guilty missing out on seeing this natural wonder so we googled and saw it is beautiful but it can wait. As long as he is refreshed I am happy as he has driven a massive amount of miles.
So far he has driven:
LA to Vegas ~ driving: 279 miles
New Orleans to Fresno: 2120 miles.
He has to now do Fresno to San Francisco then back to LA to fly the 8000? miles or 22,300km home. PHEW!!!! What a journey! Well worth every single minute and every single dollar. Seeing this country has been spectacular and also finally after all these years of friendship ~ to finally get to meet people who became a part of our lives!!!!! I will be in save mode as soon as we get home and getting ready for the next trip!!!!
So a nap for me while he goes and does boy stuff. We are at The Comfort Inn in Fresno and all the girls are really nice! Victor the Manager made me laugh out loud when he was describing the grouting in his entrance tiles. He was very excited about his grout.........
So loves ~ tomorrow will be San Francisco!!! We are meeting up with Heather and her husband Rob and we are pretty darn sure we will have a ball. Kinda wish M & M were there to but we will see them next time and then when they come to visit us!!!!!
Till next time ~ see y'all ( I know!!! I am getting so good at Y'all)
:) Can't wait to see you guys! I am really enjoying your observations about things here...your experience at the mall makes me wonder what your malls are like when your first observation is that our malls are clean...hmmmm....what are yours like. SCORE on the Liz Claiborne jacket! Thats a good price even for here :) Retailers have marked stuff down so much since the downturn in our economy, as people are simply not buying very many non necessities! So YEAH for you that you got a FABULOUS DEAL!!! Can't wait to see you tomorrow!!!!!
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