What I Miss…
Posted on | July 25, 2010 | 3 Comments |
We love this place. You all know that. But there are a few things from Missouri that I miss…
- A jam packed scrapbook store full of new goodies, either a local shop or Archivers
- Jo-Ann, Michaels, and Hobby Lobby
- Great Sushi, Dimsum, Thai, and Chinese
- Kansas City Plaza
- Outlet Mall by the lake
It’s not a bad list… not super long, right?
There are two places to get scrappy stuff, both on base, but they’re spendier. You’d think the Arts and Craft store on base would be cheap, right? NOOO!! Thickers for $5.49 when it’s $3.99 in the U.S.! They do have a nice collection but goodness, $1.50 for a piece of paper is a bit much for me. Thank goodness for online shopping!! BUT, for crafty goodness, it’s just more fun to shop in person don’t you think? Suckering my husband to drive to Archivers each time we go near it and buying new release items was always a joy (he rarely goes in with me, he’d either read in the car or go across the street to a tire shop, if he does come it it’s to fetch me). And carrying that 40% off coupon into Jo-Ann and deciding what to buy was always a lot of fun. MISS MISS MISS!!
Food… we’ve had great British food and I personally think they’re really good but we haven’t found great places that serve the food listed above. Despite the fact that I’m not the most awesome cook (I am trying to be though) I do have really good taste buds. It kind of sucks because it makes me very picky about where I want to eat out at. I can eat anybody’s cooking but if I have to pay for it the place has got to be REALLY good… unless we’re traveling and we have to eat.
In terms of shopping, the shops here are really nice. I loved walking through Cambridge’s towncentre. Little beautiful shops everywhere. The only thing that turned me off was how busy this place was. I love the Plaza because not only does it have a great selection of stores it’s also a nice place to just take a stroll. It does get busy, esp. close to Christmas, but on a normal weekend and especially a weekend, it’s pretty quiet. It makes shopping enjoyable. My favorite store’s Ann Taylor/the Loft. They have petite sizes for shorties like me and I can buy pants on sale without trying them on. I have a hard time with pants because of my height. I LOVE a lot of stuff at JCrew, Anthropologie, or Banana Republic but they’re always too long and I really don’t want to pay somebody to shorten them when they’re already spendy. BR shortens for free BUT if you pay full price. I never buy clothes that are not on sale. I’m a tightwad {::SMILES}.
I’ve heard of places that sells cute T-shirts for little girls for cheap here but from what I heard it can’t beat the Children’s Place outlet: $2.99 T-shirts AND 40% coupon for the total purchase!
So yes, just miss a few of my favorite things from back in MO!!
Have a great Sunday!! Next post I’ll share photos of our London excursion!!
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I did this page the other night but just got to journaling it tonight. I used the Paislee Press kit again that I got the other day. It’s a wonderful wonderful kit and I was just trying to use more stuff from it. I have a bad habit of buying and then just using the kit for one layout. So I challenged myself to use a kit for 2-3 pages, this way it makes the purchase worthwhile!
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Aaah, the list of what I miss. Now you’re gonna have me do a blog post on the same. I haven’t even found a place in Cairo that sells craft supplies. Though I haven’t used what I have there anyway including my sewing machine (afraid to use it because of the voltage thing).
But missing the food is a biggie for me too. But I saw your post on the fresh fruits and veggies. Nice to have that conveniently located.
Thanks for the post and hang in there.
Add a CommentOh, so lovely Savitri! Love how all the elements are centered and focuses right in the middle! I’m going to try and do more layouts like this instead of using up the entire page!
Add a CommentYOu made me missed digi scrapbooking!! But I know I should not turn back now because I have purchased way too much of papers & embellies! LOL! I love how yours turned out, so clean but yet classy!
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