Friday, I had my last "hurrah" on my last day before returning to work. My mom, sister, the kids and I went to lunch and a little retail therapy at the "new" mall. Have you local gals checked it out? You must go just for the sheer shock factor. I am not sure how they hid the new section so well - but I was shocked, amazed, excited and confused.... There is a new food court, playgrounds, 50 new shops/restaurants, new "district" shopping with similar stores grouped together and the hi-light....drum roll please....the Family Lounge - the large glass automatic doors open and invite you in - Big Screen TV, rocking horses, private nursing areas, family bathrooms with little potties and sinks, a huge changing area with nifty soaps and lotions, a microwave and a bottle warmer - what else could you ask for except a babysitter to watch your kids there. An obvious way to give you a little break and get you right back out there for round 2. But, they got me suckered in. It's in the new food court if you are wondering. It is quite funny to see the difference between the old part of the mall and the new part. I thought the old mall was very nice - but the new mall puts it to shame. The flooring and couches are top notch.
We had fun window shopping in the wildly expensive "district" - especially Louis Vuitton. The guys in suits making sure they were not ripped off got a kick out of watching Taya dance around to the background music. The music particularly rocked at the mall that day and we found ourselves singing and dancing along in multiple stores. I am not sure who in the world is buying $2,000 purses in this economy - but there were sure a lot of people in Louis Vuitton and they were doing a lot more than window shopping. Crazy!
My favorite new store - H&M. I love it! Great clothes at a great price. You have to check it out.
The two bummers about the new mall:
1. - No more free car strollers - you have to pay $5 or $7 for a double. I will miss the free ones. I am too cheap to rent one - so now I will have to lug my own.
2. No more carousel - For my children sake's, I hope this is temporary. They were quite bummed.
Happy Shopping!
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I went to the new mall today and I loved it...it is somewhat like the mall in San Francisco.
Westfield patterned Roseville after the mall in San Jose (I think - I can't remember for certain which bay area mall we are patterned after).
The reason for all of this is that Roseville has the highest revenue per sq ft in all of CA except for San Jose. (All that info is a bit old...about a year old but straight from Westfield Rep himself)
I am glad you had one last fun day before returning to work. The only bright spot about returning to work would be at least you get to work from home...even though that is a double edged sword.
You're WAY too excited about shopping - LOL!
The funny thing is - I really don't like shopping that much - especially with the kids. But that new mall is way too cool....
I am so jealous you have H&M!!!! My fav store ever. I like the one in DC the best. Glad we talked today, I miss you. Have a happy Turkey day!
I explored a little of the new mall. It's wonderful! I love H&M and can't wait to go
The mall sounds amazing... I'll have to check it out when we are there in Dec.!
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