New Year's Eve and The Magic Kingdom

My friend Joyce and I had a fun New Year's Eve at Provo's First Night; the greatest part was that it was inside at Provo Town Centre.  There were circus performers, oldies bands, singing contests, jazz bands, swing bands, and dancing; there was also a cool fireworks show at midnight. 

While listening to a fun jazz band outside of Dillard's, I couldn't help but notice the big red signs in the front window that said:

50% off all Permanent Markdowns

Needless to say, I went the next day because in my mind Dillard's is right up there with Disney Land as being one of the most magical places on earth.  I started in the shoe section- it was like a mad house with crazed women darting around and boxes of shoes piled up- this didn't deter me, I am an experienced shopper.  I asked Eddy, a nice sales associate to bring me these to try on... 

... and then couldn't leave without them when they fit.  As I was about to escape the shoe section and make my way to the purses, I saw these:

I took one of the display shoes over to the try-on-your-shoes chair, and it fit perfectly.  I went back to the display to get the other, and it had gone missing! To my dismay Eddy told me that the display shoes were the only ones left; she was so swamped with customers and told me that I would have better luck searching for the shoe then she would.  I can be quite tenacious when the mood strikes and a $15 pair of Converse put me in the mood.  It took at least 20 minutes searching high and low and a second trip back to the shoe department, but I found it! I don't really need anymore shoes, I might, MIGHT take one pair back.

My next exploit was a pair of Steve Madden glasses that were too good a deal to pass up...

...and an eggplant coat that was WAY, WAY too good a deal to pass up- never mind that I'm leaving for Argentina in a month and the last thing I need is another coat.

                                                               

                          (Too bad I don't look as good in it as the skinny model)

Overall, I think my shopping exploits are an auspicious sign that this will be a very good year...

Hope everyone out there has an awesome year in 2009!