Girl's Day Out Haul!

HAUL! I went out with a friend and we went shopping which we haven't done in months and months!

We started out in a chocolate shop called Encore Chocolate and Teas we browsed for teas but I ended up buying a piece of fresh DELICIOUS caramel for $0.50 and these strange chocolate covered berries for $5.99. They were tart and it really worked well. He said that "Raw" meant that there is little to no processing that that this specific brand "Pacari" owns there trees and does all the steps to make these little chocolates themselves.

The owner was AMAZING. Obviously, a friendly passionate man. He let's you try samples before buying the chocolate OR tea. I tried a sample of blue cheese chocolate which I can say was actually really good and I thought it would be horrible. I told him I was disappointed that he had everything under the sun but chocolate with nougat inside, my favorite. He promised to ask around if I promised to come back. WHO WOULDN'T?

Just down the road we popped into this used books store Browsers' Used Book Store and looked around. I was about to leave empty handed when I spotted this on a rack by the door. I got The Once and Future King by T.H. White for $2. Its on my 2014 to read list. You can see the entire resolution book list HERE.

After that we stopped by the Goodwill on the west-side of Olympia. I found this ADORABLE Vera Wang clutch for $1.25. I've been using it ever since. I just pop it right inside my purse and slip it out if I don't feel like carrying the whole SHABANG around. It gets heavy!

I think it retails for something like $20? It isn't by any means anything close to one of her dresses of course. It think these are just sold at stores like Kohl's. I still love it though. It has three pocket areas. One zipped for change and two open areas on either side of the "card slots" in the middle. One of them is deep and one is shorter and perfect for putting cash in. I adore this little purse.

Our last stop was The World Market also on the west-side of Olympia. You may or may not be aware of this but I ADORE four things in life. Hubbins, the color green, Octopuses, and BEES. This is a bee measuring cup stack ($12.99) that sits on my counter now.

I had my eye on This pear measuring cup set from Nordstrom but this is WAY better (cheaper too!) and more my style.

Lastly, I picked up these two little hard rubberized hedgehogs for $5.99. Any guesses what they are for? They are for the dryer. That's right. I'm highly allergic to all things fragrant. So, I can't use dryer sheets. I just toss these little beauties into the dryer with each load and they toss around in there make the clothes soft, helping them dry, and getting rid of that pesky static cling! They work wonderfully.

We had a blast together and this shopping trip was long overdue. I can't wait for the next one! Thank you for following along.