We shop til we drop...

A few times a year I offer to hang out with my 15 year old niece so that 

her Mom (my sister) and Dad can get away for a weekend. 

I love hanging out with J. 

We have a love for shopping and we usually make a day of it, shopping till we drop.

Many trips to the fitting rooms for J

Another favorite stop for us is "Ulta" a giant makeup/beauty store.

This nice make-up lady offered to  "Pop" my eyes!

I learned a few fun techniques from her.

Before we headed home J. talked me into

  driving her to the Humane society so she could pet the animals.

I can't really say no to this girl.

We had left that morning at 9:30 a.m. and didn't return home until about 5:00 p.m.

We only came home because the family dog Ruby needed to be let out and fed.

and well... she needed to have a little attention too.

 Can you see Ruby snuggled up against my foot.

  

Did I mention that J. and I also like to eat....

J. likes talking me places that I've not been before or places I love that Rochester doest have.

This was lunch on Saturday in Maple Grove. 

One of my favorite restaurants is "Granite City"

We both needed take-home boxes 

This was lunch on Sunday....

 A new place for me called "yum"

 and YES, it was "yum" 

 We both had an order of these little burgers and shared and order of fries.

Each burger was 3.5 bites  :)

 Did I mention Starbucks and Caribou?

We do those too  :)

Stay tuned for Part 2 of my weekend with J. as we went to check out the 

Art Shanty Village on Lake Harriet.