the holy grail (or, my trip to pottery barn)

I have been dreaming about it for months now. My trip to the Pottery Barn Outlet. I planned out drive back from Florida right past the Outlet Center in Gaffney, SC. After I learned of the existence of PB outlets, I was so excited. My husband bought me a gift card and I had some cash to spend as well. I was well rested and ready to shop.

Here we are! I was happy to discover that PB had actually taken over TWO stores in the outlet mall. One contained mostly furniture and the other had accessories and other items. The furniture store was smaller, but the other store....
was huge!! And full of things to discover! I wandered around in there for about two hours. Yup, I said two hours. Two hours of blissful touching, imagining, comparing and digging. And they were having a 40% off sale. What did I buy, you ask?

Nothing.

I know, it's sad. I didn't spend a dime.

I almost bought a lamp, but it was the wrong color. I almost bought curtains, but they were out of the color I wanted. I almost bought an end table, but it was really scratched. I considered a mirror, but wasn't sure I could fit it in the car. In the end, I decided that I didn't HAVE to spend my money if I couldn't find something that I loved.

But, here I am happily trying out this chair. I really did have a good time. I may go back in the future just to visit! It was a wonderful two hours, even though Charlie fell asleep in a chair and my mom lost interest and shopped elsewhere. They let me have my fun and got out of the way. Smart folks, they are!

I will save my gift card for another time. Maybe Debbie will let me come and stay with her and she will take me to the one near her house? Please, pretty please?!