Wish I would have thought of that!

Our niece Tori is visiting us this week. Her Birthday is on the 31st, so I thought I'd treat her to an early Birthday gift. My friend Leslie had introduced me to Sweet and Sassy in August. Her daughter had her 8th Birthday party there. I was hooked! Sweet and Sassy is a full service salon just for girls, not adult girls. I wanted to borrow someone's daughter to experience Sweet and Sassy again! I had my chance last night. Tori had never been nor had a 'real' manicure and pedicure. I bought the "Princess Package" which included a manicure, pedicure, and up-do. She had her toes painted blue with white snow flakes and her fingers blue with silver shooting stars. Then for the up-do, she chose bright, neon green hair extensions! She was a diva for sure.

Sweet and Sassy has such a cool concept! Wish I could have thought of that and had a 'girl' salon when I was young. Click here to see if there is a location near you. Call me if you have daughter, niece, etc. you want me to steal for a few hours! You know where to find us.

Christmas Bargains Galore!

Girls, I have found some amazing online bargains this past week. First, I just love Overstock.com. Usually, shipping is a flat $2.95 everytime! However, I found some items on clearance with free shipping. I bought 3 sweaters for $45! No tax, no shipping fee. The free shipping is overnight, so my items came in two days. Here is a snapshot of one of the sweaters I ordered.

I also bought a precious pair of sweaterboots. My work friends Denise and Amanda told me about them on DSW's website for $30. However, when I went to their site, they were sold out. That's a great price because other sites had them for $60. I did break down and found a pair of pink boots, but shipping was free. Click here to see the divalicious boots!

Happy shopping girls! Online shopping is often much cheaper and you avoid crowds, no fighting for a parking spot, no traffic, and save on sales tax and gas!

Back in The Ole USA!

John and I had a wonderful time in Europe! So much to see and do. I do wish we could have spent more time in a few cities. Our travels started in NYC actually! We landed early from Nashville to JFK and sat in the plane, on the tarmack for 2 hours! We missed our flight to Frankfort, so spent the night in a very shady Ramada Inn by the airport. I am no longer a fan of Delta airlines. I won't share in detail, but they need to provide management classes to their supervisors or lay them off! Geez. We took the train into NYC, ate at Carmine's, went to the Virgin record store and by chance ran into the Naked Cowboy! Nice abs! Took the train back to JFK, and we were off! We started by driving from Frankfort to Munich. I just love Munich! Lots of newer construction, very clean, great shopping, etc! We took a day trip to Neuschwanstein Castle (the Disney Castle). It was amazing and we even got a great treat when we left the castle, SNOW! We had to walk back down the mountain due to the bus and buggy being shut down! Here's a picture of John and I before we started the tour of the castle. We took 2 day trips to Salzburg and visited their awesome Christmas market. I'll continue our adventure in future blogs. Oh, buy the way, girls, if you go to this part of Europe in the winter, a hat, gloves, and scarf are a must! I bought both of my hats at Target and they did the job! Make sure to get a hat that covers your ears, even if you have long hair. I'm sportin my Target hat in the pic!