Things I bought

Ah it’s good to be home. I am so happy to be home. There’s been tantrums, and pooey nappies and mess, but I am so glad to be home and amongst it.

Today I’ve got a few things to do, appointments to get to and a new car to pick up {woot!} and probably a lot of downtime in between, so I thought I’d leave you with this.

I freaking LOVE seeing what people buy when they go away. I bought a few things. Maybe more than a few things. It’s the perils of traveling alone and wanting to spoil my loved ones. Sorry budget.

Here’s what I bought:

A cap for my sport-mad husband. I also bought him a singlet which I learned the people in the U.S. don’t call by that name. I think they call it a vest? Maybe.

My goodies from Trader Joe’s. That is the biggest, heaviest block of chocolate I ever held.

When I left home, Lacey told me she just wanted lollies {candy}. American candy. So I picked up a few things. Plus some scented markers.

We don’t really celebrate Halloween at home, so I went a bit crazy for the baking stuff. Can’t wait to create things!

I love felt things, and I needed this for Lulu. I grabbed it from Michael’s. Excited about this too!

I bought these for me. A book and Post-It notes. I get a bit excited about Post-It notes, especially when they come in different colours from what I get at home.

Meow! Little cat cups. Just cute.

These were cheap and cheerful from Target; bath shapes, birthday cake bubble gum, stickers for Halloween, sprinkles for Halloween, puddy and candy corn. I’ve always wanted to taste candy corn, I have a feeling it’s going to be gross!

I went to Sephora to buy my girlfriend Rebel some beauty products and got so sucked in that I bought some for me too. Sucker!

These are for Rebel!

I also got some cheap PJs for Lulu, a little dress and a dress for Lacey.

Standard souvenirs!

I got myself some tops from Macys. On sale! And then some exercise pants from Lane Bryant and a skirt too.

Swimmers/cossies/bathers were on sale at Target, so I grabbed these for $4 for Lacey. She’s crazy about rainbows and cheetah, so loves these.

Have a great Monday. Take it easy. x

 

45 thoughts on “Things I bought”

  1. Looks like you came back with more than brought with you. LOL! I hope you had tons of fun in San Francisco and at Pixar. I just wish I could’ve met you while you were here. Let me know if you ever need more colorful post its. ?

  2. I was thinking about you yesterday and your homecoming and then I thought about what you bought – I love seeing what people bring back from holiday. Your food stuff is going to totally look the part this Halloween! Actually, I don’t know how you managed to fit so much cute (and delicious) in one post! LOL!

  3. I’m sorry that you let candy corn take up space in your luggage. It’s far, far worse than you can imagine.?
    But glad to hear you had a fun time !

  4. Hve you tried the Haribo gummy bears in Australia? They are pretty decent and I suspect similar to the Trader Joe ones.

  5. Did you try the Ghirardelli chocolate when you were there? It and the Boudin bread are our pride and joys. I see you made it to my side job…Target…and hit the dollar department! LOL! I still can’t resist all those $1-$3 things! SO happy you had such a good time!

  6. Love those bathers! Super cute. I always spend more on the kids when I’m on my own than when they’re with me. Cute toys that I say no to at home seem like the best idea ever when I’m away. How fun is it to see those happy excited faces though when you give them their presents. Just like Christmas!

  7. I wanted to try candy corn when I was in US last year and was there in sept/oct so it was everywhere! Bought a bag to bring home and try – I loved it, tasted like caramel

  8. Oh I love those little meat cleaver cupcake decorations!! In fact I love all of your goodies. The cat cups are super cute!!!

  9. candy corn is one of those things that you either love or hate… hope you loved it! My kids are crazy about it!!!

  10. You did good girl! I buy the same things at Trader Joe’s. The Pound Plus bars are The Best as is the Cookie Butter.
    I want to know what you think about the birthday cake gum from Target. I bought some a few weeks ago and love it. I think they did a good job capturing the cake flavor.
    By the way, I’m in the U.S. and happy to send you things you can’t get in Australia.

    Jennifer

  11. Thanks for sharing the contents of your shopping bag! I really enjoyed looking at all the little treasures you picked up! I saw a recipe (quite a long and complicated one) the other day about how to make those tiny little edible googly eyes…but now I see they come in a packet I so couldn’t be bothered making them. Bet I struggle to find them here in AUS though! :/

  12. This is a really great stash! Funny story about the Trader Joe’s chocolate is that I never realized how heavy it was because my dad would just buy several bars at once and we’d just put it in our luggage to come home. Crazy, right!

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