Road Trip!

I woke up this morning and fell off the purse wagon hard. Yesterday at work, one of the other female accountants told me at lunch that I should go to the outlet mall in Smithfield because they have a Coach factory outlet store there. Smithfield is just south of Raleigh so I decided that I would take a little detour on the way to Virginia Beach. If there is such a thing as purse heaven, this would be it. I bought a brand new "Carly" purse with the purple strap (to go with my new Converses). I basically bought this purse for cheaper than my first purse that is like half the size of this one. I definitely plan on coming back. they have the scarves and the matching wallets and the keychains in all the styles and colors and shapes. I just wish that a Coach purse would have qualified for the tax-fee holiday but I got such a deal on this purse I can't complain too much because it was around 50% off the original price because it was on sale. The nice thing about buying at the actual Coach store or the Coach outlet stores is that they give you the little brown bag to store your purse in when it's not in use. They had a Fossil store there too so I was able to buy a new wallet for my sister. It is so cute!!! She needed

I'm not sure how long it took me to get to Virginia Beach but it seemed like it took awhile. The only bad thing about road tripping solo is that you don't have someone to chat with on the way there. I think the trip home will go a little faster because I will be driving straight there.

I stopped at the Virginia visitor's center and got a free "Virginia is for Lovers" bumper sticker and a map (just in case). I drove through the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel and went over the bridge. That was interesting. The only other time I have driven through a tunnel like that was when I drove through the mountains on my way out here. I stopped at First Landing State Park and spent twenty minutes on the beach before it started to rain a little. So I packed it up and headed for the hotel. The cool thing about the bay is that you can see all the barges off in the distance and the Cape Henry Lighthouse. I'm not too sad though. It has been a long week and it's nice to just hang out in the hotel and relax. I am going to finish the blue shawl and probably read some more of Breaking Dawn (soo worth the 3 1/2 wait at the store).

the best sign I saw on the road trip has to be at this Baptist church in Virginia. The quote on their sign out front read "Wal-Mart isn't the only saving place." Unfortunately, I was driving and I couldn't snap a pic. I had to smile because I haven't been to a Wal-Mart since I left Oklahoma. I was also excited to see the Welcome to Virginia sign because it meant I was almost there.

Anyways, tomorrow is the wedding reception and then I will head home to the Triangle. I can't believe that summer is almost over.