Is it possible to shop to excess? While the answer to that question is beyond me, I can say that I had a great time with B, S, and K during their weekend "girl's trip" visit.

While we spent most of Saturday at Bellevue Square, we started off our morning with a trip to the Rack. (the Nordstrom Rack, that is). For some odd reason, they do not have the Nordstrom Rack in Canada. Or, at least, not in the 2 stoplight towns in British Columbia. (No offense to eastern BC, but even their "big" town is barely equivalent to a US suburb.)

Watching them dive into the Rack's dis-organized fray was both exhilirating and a tad scary. Like deep sea pearl divers, K and B were able to surface with several very nice pieces on their first try. To be exact, within 2 minutes of entry into the store, they identified several brand items for evaluation. Once we escaped the gauntlet of the cute Japanese girl scout, her little brother dressed in a cookie costume (too cute!), and supervisory mom, we headed to the Bellevue Square, which is a mecca for higher end merchandise.

In a stroke of luck, it happened to be a Nordstrom preview event day. As a result, we were all able to have MAC makeovers by very good make-up artists. At the end of the day (about 7pm), we staggered under the weight of our parcels as we stumbled back to the car on the verge of exhaustion. While we attempted Ikea in a quick trip for sheets, the staggering volume of merchandise overcame our endurance, and we slinked back home to wait for delivery pizza. (The slinking was due to a combination of our extreme beauty - we looked GOOD - and tired feet.) After a small gloat over our new treasures, we crawled into bed about midnight. I went to sleep, immediately. (No surprise?)

Then, on Sunday, I took the crew to Salty's at Alki for their Sunday brunch. Yum! The concept of moderation is not compatible with Salty's and we all ate a bit too much at their delicious buffett. More crab legs or fresh oysters, anyone?

It was much fun - and I hope the Canadian contingent comes again, soon!