Pure Bliss

To start this blog off I want to say RIP to my Great Uncle George Lancaster. After battling separate cancers for over 7 years, he passed away early Sunday morning around 4:30 AM. I also would like to ask you to say a special prayer for his wife, my aunt Colleen, that she will find peace in this time of troubles.


Now on to a happier note. This weekend I got to do what everyone knows that I love, and that is going shopping.

My real birthday party was a day of shopping at the most wonderful place in the Carolinas South Park Mall Charlotte, NC. With my two favorite people, Whitney and Cheryl!!

Now I don't know about you other girls, but when I walk in a mall, everything that I am feeling at that moment is no where to be found. I can only think about all the pretty stores and windows, and all the gorgeous new stuff that is out and what is coming in for the new style of the current season. If I am stressed, sick, unhappy, troubled, or just in a bad mood, once I get through those doors it is all left behind for me to think about another day :) and once the purchases begin its just pure bliss and that is the only way I can describe it!!

So anyways, I didn't want Whitney to have to leave Asheville at the crack of dawn so we could get to Charlotte early so our first stop of the day was Lunch, and if you don't already know where we ate, it was The Cheesecake Factory!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE The Cheesecake Factory. I wish that there was one a little closer to where I could eat there way more than I do, but since its a good 1hr 1/2 away I only get to eat there about every 6 months or so.

Whitney and I had the Pasta Da Vinci, and Cheryl had The Chicken Alfredo!! The Pasta Da Vinci was delish, but I tried Cheryls Chicken Alfredo and OMG is not even the word for it. The Alfredo sauce was out of this world and it melted like butter in your mouth. I have never tried that there before and I will tell you next time I go that is def. what I will be ordering. I mean my Pasta Da Vinci was great but the Chicken Alfredo make it look like trash LOL!!

So on came dessert and I had my usual Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake, Whitney had the Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake, and Cheryl had The Ultimate Red velvet Cheesecake. The Godiva Chocolate is of course to die for, its rich chocolate is like rich greatness in a plate, The Chocolate Raspberry truffle was to my surprise a very pleasant surprise. I am not one for berries really, but after a taste of it I was like "wow, that is really good" but in reality what is not good there!! and last, The Ultimate Red Velvet, I have never had anything that has tasted as good as that one. I thought Godiva was the best thing on the cheesecake menu, but I was wrong...way wrong and The Ultimate Red Velvet was out of this world greatness :) Just thinking about it makes me want to go back ASAP!!! Like I said LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!


So on to my shopping experience I was there to really only buy one thing and that was my new pair of Uggs, I love UGGs, I have two other pair but they have got way past the wearing point and I was def. overdue a new pair. I tried on like 4 different styles but I went with these:

They are so comfortable, and warm!! I don't think I could ever survive the winter without them :) and I love the buttons on the side with the fur coming out of each one!!


But let me tell you...I just about scratched the Ugg idea for a pair of the most beautiful heels I have ever seen!! and if I could have found a pair in my size, the Uggs would have stayed and I would have been a proud owner of Sam Edelman's most brilliant shoe ever Lorrissa!!

They are to die for!! Extremely Bananas!! And the picture doesn't even do it the justice it deserves!! It is fashion beauty at its highest point!! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE them!! I was so sad that I couldn't find a pair to fit me :(

So then on to other great birthday presents I picked up a fantabulous bag at Aldo that I saw on Opra called Cyphert!!

and my new most favorite Item to wear at home is my new Victoria Secret PINK Bathrobe :)

I also picked up a few other things that were on Clearance, I got a to die for black dress at Urban Outfitters for $10, and a cute little tank from there for $4.99 I was thrilled for that one :) I was actually surprised at all the good deals I found. I didn't really think that anyone would have any sales since Black Friday is T-minus four days away, but I was completely wrong AE had their redlines an extra 30% off the marked down price and Gap had everything in the store 40% off. It was a really really really good day :)

After I got home I got to go to the tailend of our friend-family thanksgiving dinner and I got to hang out with the bestest of friends ever!!

So now its on to trying to get through the next two days with the funeral and all, and thanksgiving thursday!! And my second favorite time of the year BLACK FRIDAY!!! I already have my gameplan down for the day...and I hope if your reading this that you do to!!

Just in case:

If I don't get to blog before thursday I hope everyone has a Wonderful Thanksgiving and remember to thank god for everything that he has given you to be greatful for :) And of course ENJOY Black Friday!! Be safe and enjoy all of your purchases!!

Till next time,


Ash