First, we planned to visit the new location of Whimsic Alley, an all Harry Potter store that moved from Santa Monica to a larger location in downtown LA.
But when we checked the website last night to get directions, "closed Labor Day."
Drat.
So we came up with new plans! We would go check out the British Grocer and all the awesome vintage shops in downtown Fullerton.
To make it extra special, we arranged to meet Kristina for the day since she lives in Brea close by and had the day off.
So we started the day off by gettin' some grub. After being turned down yet again by a "closed Labor Day" sign, we found the coolest Mexican joint that has about everything plus mexican food.
So we filled our bellies with cheap bean, cheese, guacamole, chips, and salsa-y goodness. And continued on to our buisness a couple blocks over to the main street of downtown Fullerton.
One more "closed Labor Day" sign on the British Grocer was a lump in our hearts, as we were very much looking forward to delectable English goodies. But Buffalo Exchange was open, so we weren't at a complete loss.
Most of our time was then spent going back and forth to the racks from the dressing room, trying on an endless amount of second hand clothing, trying to see if the fit and look was just right, as well as the price.
Kenny and Jojo came out of that one empty handed, but Kristina and I (Brenna) picked up a few awesome items. Kristina got two really cute tops and a brown/green/purple dress that looks amazing on her. I walked out of there with an amazing cranberry colored vintage dress, a cardigan sweater vest that I'm going to take in a bit before I wear it every day for the entire fall season, and a super adorable Anthropologie shirt that still had it's tag on it that I bought for about $62 less than than the original price.
Pretty awesome if you ask me.
Then we hopped across the street to American Vintage.
This store makes my entire soul weep and melt into a puddle of sorrow.
There are so many amazing vintage finds at this place. I'm talking a whole store row of gorgeous vintage dresses. Most of them over $30. many over $50. The unreachable beauty hurts.
But it's not all bad!! Kenny found a fashionable black belt and Jojo scored with a super cute pair of heels, an owl necklace, and a amazingly comfy man shirt that she hasn't stopped talking about since she bought it.
We ended the day with a quick trip to Starbucks to indulge in the delicious fall flavors they now offer.
Later on today, after being back home an getting dinner, we journeyed over to the opposite side of Hope Hall to the guys floor to deliver some homemade cookies to friends of ours over there. I should also mention that he happens to be one of two RAs on the floor, meaning he's one of the head honchos. So we gave him the cookies, and chatted for a while about bikes and injuries. We were there for a good 30 minutes or so, with the door open (as it should be) and various guys on the floor walking by. When our friend, Dillon, got a text from his partner RA. It was a reminder that today is Monday and that there are no open hours on Monday.
All four of us had been so thrown off by the extra day of no school that we didn't realize that it wasn't the weekend. So we quickly exited the hall, gave our apologies to Dillon and his RA friend on duty in the lobby, and said our farewells.
And so the day ends with a quiet, warm room filled with the aromas of tea and hot cocoa. Kenny is reading away at a text book on the couch while Jojo is typing away at her computer working of french homework. And I'm sitting in my cozy chair surrounded by paper stars and flamingo lights, writing away about our day's epic adventures.
So now I will bid you all a fond farewell until next time, when we will once again tell of our grand travels and silly shenanigans.
-Brenna Kathleen
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