Recession = Indecision

As I said in last weeks post, four fabulous girls came to visit me in the A-T-L this weekend. We try to get together every spring in either Miami, Birmingham, Atlanta, or Nashville. We normally have a "Spa Weekend" where we spend one day pampering ourselves at one of the finest spas around town and spend the 2nd day shopping our little hearts out. Due to the economic downturn, we all decided that we should be a little bit more low-key this year and do some bargain shopping and light dining. The title of this post is SO appropriate, because we found ourselves wanting such CUTE items, but all we did for 2 days was place items on hold, because we were SO indecisive about our purchases due to the recession! However, with various giftcards and a few handouts from the Diddies, we were able to splurge on just a few items!

Everyone came into town on Thursday night and we headed out to Goldfish for some sushi. After dinner, we came back to the house for little surprise party for Stacey's 29th birthday. AK brought some bubbly (courtesy of Bobby Decker) and some of the finest cupcakes I have ever put in my mouth! Stacey got a little gift from the girls to assist with her shopping efforts.

Stacey's bday toast

Yummy cupcakes

bday treat

We hit the doors early Friday morning. Of course, our first stop must ALWAYS be here. We love us some To-To. I swear that we have a heart to heart relationship with this fine lady named Tory Burch. She has won our hearts and souls. We each found a few things behind the orange doors that tickled our fancies. Here are a few of our favorites...

After bidding farewell to the TB store, we headed off to grab some lunch at Henri's (or Henry's if your like me and from Alabama and get sick and tired of all these non-southern folks trying to sound uppity). If you've never had the chicken salad, go give it a whirl. It's to die for. After a light lunch, we set out for some of the hippest boutiques in Atlanta such  as this one. Oh, and this one. And we must always remember this one! We loved seeing all the fine trends for this summer. Here are a couple of items that we were in the market for...

www.stelladot.com/staceyschwartz

After a FULL day of splurging/shopping, it was time to get ready for dinner. This was a really big deal for me because I had not been out for a night on the town with the girls in a WHILE. We all got dressed up in our duds and headed to JCT Kitchen for drinks and dinner. The first bartender tried to poison us because I had mistaken beets for pomegranates, so we had to go to plan B. With a little management involved, the drinks started to flow quite nicely. Stacey got to try her first deviled egg ever, and I think she was in love. After ordering drinks, appetizers, entrees, dessert, and wine, it was time for the check. Uh-oh. At that point we realized we had shopped too much ;) After washing the dishes, we ran to the cab and got swept away to Buckhead for the after party.

uh- oh

Whiskey Blue at the W Hotel was the destination of choice. You can tell from the pictures below that it has a very chic atmosphere. I found a few models posing on the sofa in the elevator on the ride up...

We had a great time at this fine lounge. The drinks, conversation, and music were all flowing quite nicely. I think the stares that we were getting were because we were some of the hippest dressed girls out on the town that night. Don't worry Claire, we weren't going to let that lady beat you up with her mom jeans on. After taking a cab home, there was only one thing calling...KRYSTAL!!! Yes, we did. We got a sackful of krystals, krystal chicks, and pups. One certain lady of the group can't go to bed without a hot dog. It's been that way since I've known her. At the time, it was SO good and tasty. Looking back, I think it was all pretty disgusting. Or at least it felt that way the next morning. I guess we can "blame it on the a a a a a alcohol"!!!

poker faces

Ladies and gentlemen, Saturday was slow. That's okay, we intended for it to be that way. I only took one picture on Saturday. Here it is. Pretty much sums things up for that day!

The weekend was so much fun as they always are with these girls. I loved having them as guests and Blair loved seeing all of her aunts. She especially loved meeting her Aunt Stacey for the first time as pictured below. I think a special thank you needs to go out to Felix for HANDLING things all weekend for me. He managed to juggle daddy duty, a house full of teeny boppers (that's us girls), a late night run to Krystal, and a neighborhood bbq. Thanks to all the girls for traveling to Atlanta and visiting me. I hope everyone had a good time and have content hearts about their purchases. Remember, start saving! Next "Spa Weekend" is only 12 months away!