June 24, 2008 | Book One,Book Stuff,Draven Atreides,Draven Atreides, Teenage Informant Series,Life in General,Movie Queue,The 4-1-1 on Me,Weekend Wrap-Up
Saturday morning, my BF and I attended a business mtg. I needed a consult and seeing as how my BF owns 20% of my company (she’s the V.P.), I thought she needed to be “in the know”. Afterwards, we were supposed to hit up a coffee shop and talk more business, but I wasn’t in the mood. So, instead we hit up Ross, where she bought me a most wonderful belated birthday gift: a Buxton Womens Laptop carrying case in Sage
Isn’t it great? I love it. It’s to replace the one that got destroyed during a PMS moment.
Ahem
Moving on…we then moseyed on over to Chandler Fashion Mall to check out this new store called BareEscentuals. I wanted to check out their Bare Minerals line of make-up. All natural make-up. I’m all for natural. Their foundation even has SPF 15! That’s plus when you’re living in It’s-So-Damn-Hot-It-Feels-Like-A-Blow-Dryer, AZ. Seriously, I think they just need to change the name from Phoenix, AZ to Damn Hot, AZ. I just scoped it out, wanted to eyeball the products up close and personal. I didn’t buy anything, but I plan to.
We then hit up my other favorite place…The Body Shop, where I bought some Moringa Body Scrub.
Have you smelled this stuff? It’s absolutely wonderful. I happened to see it online and knew, without even smelling it, that I would like it. When I got a GC to this place for my birthday, I hotfooted it over there and bought the shea body butter. That was the first time I smelled it and I LOVE IT. My BF bought me some Perfume Oil in Sequin Sparkle as another birthday gift
It smells great. A very light floral scent. She thought the name sounded whimsical (my BF is pretty whimsical herself) and ended up liking the way it smelled. The fact that it was on sale for $2 (and I get a 10% discount with my card) was a bonus. Speaking of discounts…we came into the mall through Barnes and Noble. The plan was to hit up Starbucks and then check out that other store.
“As long as I don’t end up in the romance section, I’ll be fine,” I tell her.
We ended up sharing some kind of S’Mores treat (that really wasn’t all that good) and chatting for a little bit.
“I have to go to the bathroom,” she says.
And it was all over but the cryin’. I ended up in the romance section. Had no intention of buying any books because I’d just bought 7 books online at eHarlequin.
Until I saw these
And it was all over but the cryin’. Again.
I’ve read every book in Lynsay Sands’ Argeneau Vampire series except for Book One. I just got finished reading Books 7, 8 & 9. I hadn’t read these two yet. They were on my list. I couldn’t pass them up.
The next thing I know, I’m snapping them off the shelf and beating a hasty retreat to checkout.
“I really need to find my friend-” (lost in the New Age section, BTW) “—and get the hell outta here.”
That night, the hubby and I watched this movie
Breach, with Ryan Phillipe. Have you seen it? Very good movie. It’s based on a true story about an FBI agent wanna-be who was instrumental in getting his boss, Agent Robert Hanssen, convicted for selling secrets to the Soviet Union. Yeah. I know. Deep.
On Sunday,
one of my coworkers came over and took out my braids. I’m back to normal (would’ve posted a pic, but the hubby forgot to juice up his camera). I plan to get them again in August, so I’ll be sure to post that pic.
June is almost over, folks. I hope you all have enjoyed reading Chapter 1 of Book One in the DA series. Monday the 30th will be the final day. Your comments have been greatly appreciated so keep’em comin’. Check back again on Monday, July 7th for Chapter 2. If you’re liking the story so far and think you’re gonna want an autographed, discounted copy hot off the press next year, be sure to sign up on the Pre-Order Notification List at the end of each post. Revisions have been done, but I’m still looking for an editor to send it to for another eyeballing session. You all will be happy to know that I’ll be working on the book cover this weekend, and will be revealing that puppy within the next week or so.
I’m still looking for constructive feedback on my business site. And there’s something in it for you, so click over and let me know what you think.
Whew! That was a long one. I had intended this to be a little shorter, but, hel-lo, writer here? So, tell me about your weekend.
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cate says:
Hey – sorry i didn’t comment back, but i was really wrapped up in all sorts of appointments – about the post you wanted my feedback for: i think the colours are okay, but the combination of colours is sort of the first you’d think of, and this way it seems a little unprofessional. not that i don’t like the combination, i do.
about this post: the laptop carrying case your BF bought for you is really great! happy belated birthday, by the way! a friend of mine has this body shop body scrub too and says it’s great, and i think i will really buy it too. my mum has the body butter and absolutely adores it too.
i haven’t seen “breach”, but it sounds good! ryan philippe is reese witherspoon’s ex husband, isn’t he?
i enjoyed this long post! keep ‘em coming, you are a great writer!
Suzy :) says:
Breach was deep! Seems like I just watched it this past year. I mean YIKES!!! This TOTAL newbie helps bring down a total SPY! I was so glad when he retired right after that, I mean really, could you ever top that in your career? Would you want to?