Shopping Time!

My sister and brother in law came to Weatherford this past Thursday and she and I along with my friend Vicki took another little trip to Canton. Vicki and I have been 2 months in a row and we are about to get this shopping thing down to a science. We know where to park, where to shop first, go back to the car (which isn't too far away), empty the cart and start over. This time my sister went with me and although she is an expert shopper, maybe even to the professional level, she had never, no never, been to Canton. Of course she loved it and of course it was a marathon shopping day. When we finished we went to some of the shops in Canton outside the First Monday grounds and got home about 10pm last night.

We had just a couple of mishaps, one with the shopping cart, Martha was pushing it, went over a drainage grate and the front wheel jammed which caused the cart to stop and Martha of course kept going, right over the top of the cart. Hilarious moment, Vicki and I had to laugh about it several times but so did she. Of course no one notices you until you do something embarrassing like fall over your shopping cart. : ) She is fine by the way, just a little sore, but it may be the end of shopping days for the cart. : )

My sister is probably one of the most naive and pure minded persons you would ever meet, which made the next experience really funny but since you don't know her the humor in the next story may escape you. I mentioned we went to some other shops after First Monday closed down, the main one being a shop called Laurie Anna's. I would say it was a fairly exclusive shop, very top of the line things. In one room of their shop was clothing and jewelry and sign which read, "Please do not remove clothing or jewelry from this room, a salesperson will assist you." When Martha got ready to purchase a ring she asked the saleslady, "How do I purchase this ring?" She tells her, "We get you one of these buckets and then we put your initials on this card and place it in the bucket. What are your initials?" My sister does not reply with her name, she just says, "MF". The sales lady looks at her kind of funny then Martha said, "MF, Martha Fairchild". Of course you know what ran through my mind but I figured my sister had never even heard those words before, so I didn't say anything and on the way home that night she said, I never thought about my initials being MF, no wonder that clerk had that funny look on her face, I will just give them my name from now on." Of course Vicki and I laughed and laughed.

Men don't get the shopping trips women take. Women don't get the hunting trips that men take, but it is all about the laughter, the sharing and the bonding that takes place when you spend some time with the people you enjoy most. So thankful today for special friends like Vicki and my sweet sister. So glad for the time we spent together on this gorgeous Halloween weekend.