My first trip to a maternity store....

Last Saturday I got to have lunch and shop with two of my good friends from college.  We met up @ Brookwood Village, which is one of my favorite malls, if not favorite, in Birmingham.  It has a good combination of department stores, speciality stores, and restaurants.  We met up a Cocina Superior, a TexMex restaurant.  This was not my first trip here, but I have mixed feelings about this restaurant.  The decor is great, the service is usually excellent, and they have a great outdoor patio, which turned out to be nice since it was like 70 degrees Saturday (what's up with the weather here lately?).  However, the food has always been a little mediocre, not bad, but really not that good.  However, they do have excellent cheese dip and the freshest guacamole (which I am sucker for) which they serve with tomatoes and a lemon slice.  So if you go definitely try it.  They also have Mexican brunch, which I have always wanted to try, but never have.  I found a picture of their patio on http://www.urbanspoon.com/.  As you can see it has a contemporary feel and really is nice!



One of my friends is expecting so we ended up going to a maternity store and I found out that they actually provide you faux baby bumps to gauge how your clothes will fit once you progress.  Of course, I had to try one on, unfortunately I don't have a picture.  I must say it was weird seeing yourself with a baby bump! Of course, I don't think I will have to worry about baby bumps for a LONG time! They were also having good after Christmas sales (not that I needed to buy anything!), but of course I did.

I have been really obsessing over skinny belts here lately, particularly wearing belts with sweaters.  I was able to find 3 for $10 dollars at Charlotte Russe.  Then the cashier informed me I could get 6 for $15, so of course I did.  See below, these aren't exactly the ones I got, but they had a ton!  They have more in the store than pictured on their website.

Bath and Body Works was also having a huge after Christmas sale.  I usually hate Bath and Body Works (not a lotion, body wash, body spray kinda girl) and just walking in makes me have a headache, but I love their hand soap! My favorite is Japanese Cherry Blossom.  Several guests at my house have commented they like the scent of this soap.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.