It's All About The View and It's All About "BOBS".

Yes, yes, yes I know it has been a long while since my "golden" fingers have touched these "magical" keys, but I promise you all with good reason!!! My life just got busy, crazy and very fast-paced!   Could it have been my glorious 10 day trip to Israel?...of course!! Could it have been a local art show I was working on...no doubt!! Or how about my weekend in northern Michigan?...yes with two stars!! And then if you add working, laundry, relaxing and sleeping to my life...one can see what little blog time there is!!!     However I did score two great bargains that are literally off the charts(that was for you Jan!). Browsing through Chico's in Petoskey, Michigan(a great great place to visit, right on the water, charming stores, planked whitefish...anyways) working my way back to the sales racks, noticing the bright orange sign, "all clearance is another 40% off", my antenna went up and I hit the racks fiercely.     I found a great "mist green" cardigan sweater that normally retails for $109.00 and it was marked way way down to $39.99. Now take off another 40%, it's down to $23.99, plus I had a $10.00 of birthday coupon, it's down to $13.99 and I am a passport member so I get another 5% off, now it's down to $13.29 and after tax it cost me $14.09.  Not bad...even the saleslady agreed!!!  And it does not stop here...      We stopped at a huge outlet complex called Birch Run...trust me, it's big!!!  I strolled into the Christopher & Banks Store and sale signs were every where.  Onto the $6.99 rack and there I found a lovely cable-knit vest and here is the best part...it retails for $49.50 and check out all these markdowns, marked down to $39.98, then down to $34.92, then $9.99 and I got it for $6.99...awesome!!!    I'm still on a roll and here is a little history.  I am having a love affair with the brand shoes "BOBS" made by Skechers which is the knockoff of "TOMS".  They are so comfortable, lightweight and come in a hugh array of colors, fabrics and canvases.  For the first time ever I bought 4 pairs of "BOBS" because they are "my perfect shoe".  And add to my luck, there was a Skechers store at this outlet.  In I go and without fail I buy 2 pairs of flip-flops(buy one and get second one 50% off)  Okay I fell for that and there must have been 15 different and new styles of "BOBS" but I held my ground, I restrained myself and realized, "do I need 6 pairs of the same style shoe?"...no...yes...no...yes and then NO won!!!       So let me sum up my thoughts in a couple of sentences:       *It's good to be back in the blogger's seat!!!       *I'll always enjoy the hunt-finding a bargain is just frosting on the cake!!!       *Northern Michigan is spectacularly beautiful...no shortage of breathtaking views!!!       *My two new pairs of flip-flops helps me with my flip-flop addiction.       *I'm counting down the days until I start buying my fall and winter "BOBS".       *And now I fear a problem...do I have a new addiction...HELP!!!