Nothing Better Than A Little Stuff!

 When I was grocery shopping last week, I ran into what I thought was the greatest idea ever - Oreo Triple Double cookies!!!  My prayers were answered!  I mean, double stuff is fine but triple stuff is mind-blowing.  Unfortunately, all I read was the top line.  Upon arriving home, I ripped into the package only to find.............

This.  Yah, it was triple "cookie" not stuff!  Actually, it was single stuff- white and chocolate - with three cookies.  Yuck.  They've now sat in the cupboard for a week - even the boys were downtrodden about this new cookie. 

Now THIS is the kind of triple stuff for which I seek.  Unfortunately, it can only be found on-line.

It's So Her

Andrea, the flamingo obsessed, is shown posing here with her new hat that I picked up for her during my beach trip.  Isn't she just to die for??

Of Crowds, Clothes, and Catching Up

Today was a busy day!  It seemed son Jordan and I were at Clackamas Mall forever, along with the ton of other people that decided today would be an ideal day to be shopping!  Since we were on a mission to get Jordan's school clothes, he insisted I not look at anything for myself and focus on him until we were done.  Then I could venture out for my own personal shopping.  It was torture having to pass by Sephora without stopping in for a look see.  Of course one our first stops was Hot Topic!  Found a couple of t-shirts there before hitting Sears, where we found him several pairs of jeans (on the clearance rack, no less!)  I tried to get him to enter H&M but he wasn't having it.  We picked up a pair of shoes on sale from Vans then hit Zumiez where we found two more pair along with a backpack.  JC Penney provided a couple of hoodies then it was on to get his hair cut.  That kid's hair grows like wildfire and I was so happy he agreed to get it cut - short!  The stylist even clipped off his beard so now Jordan is looking like a man of style!

We then split up and I hit Torrid, where I picked up a couple of t-shirts from the 50% off clearance price rack along with a sweet clearance priced Hello Kitty watch.  Then I made my way to Sephora, the mecca of makeup!  While I was browsing, I saw a gal of about 11 swabbing her lips with the tester gloss.  Gross.  I never use the tester products because God knows how many people have been using the container for application as opposed to the handy Q-tips sitting next to them.  I almost told that girl "do you know how many germs are on that lip gloss wand?"  Nasty!

I ended up finding a Bare Escentuals kit that contained a vibrant pink blush, pink gloss, two eye shadows, and an application brush.  While in Sephora, Jordan called me and said he had made mistake by not wanting to go into H&M because there was super cool jacket he really wanted.  Once I wrapped up my Sephora purchase, I met Jordan at H&M to take a look.

The source of Jordan's happiness


The jacket was olive green khaki and military-inspired.  Jordan tried it on and absolutely fell in love with it.  So of course I had to pick that up as well.  That kid, whom I lovingly refer to as "Mr. Angry", was almost dancing a jig over that darn jacket!  He was actually grinning!! 

Thankfully that jacket was our last purchase.  We made our way to the car and drove home....my little tootsies needed a rest!

After taking a 45-minute break, I met an old friend at the lake to catch up.  That was a two-hour conversation but now I've finally made my way home and am looking forward to getting my jammies on to relax.  And you know what?  I get to sleep in tomorrow!!!  Life just doesn't get better than spending quality time with a beloved son, scoring some new makeup, friendly conversation, and a chance to sleep in!!

Belly Laughs and BBQ

I fought through what I thought was a summer cold (but only allergies) to attend a barbecue at the bosses house in Olympia last night.  So glad I did as I've never laughed so much in my life!!  At one point I was almost gasping for breath due to the downright silly joking going on.  This laughter was exactly what I needed!  That shot of Patron was also very useful!

Today will find son Jordan and I cruising to Clackamas Mall to pick up school clothes and hopefully a haircut for him.  While we were hitting Macy's and Foot Locker for Sam, the trip today will more than likely include Hot Topic along with NW Cutlery, where Jordan will try to convince me that he needs a new sword to complement his school clothes.  Won't be happening!!  The good part is that Jordan is a very quick shopper, which will leave time for Mama Diva to hit a few stores of her own!!

And the best part of today?  It's warm and sunny outside!!!!

Shoe of the Week

Prada Fall 2011

TGIF!!!!

Have a fabulous holiday weekend Divas!!  I'm going to take some time to kick back, relax, maybe hit the beach, and generally enjoy life!! 

Swing Me Away

There's a going away party for a co-worker at Swing Wine Bar in Olympia tonight.  Olympia is in the opposite direction of my commute; however, I've never been to Swing Bar and this Diva can't pass up a chance to have a fabulous time bonding with friends!

Happy Thursday Divas!!!