My oldest sister lives in Maryland and works in the Washington DC area. She came to Phoenix for her annual “cast people” convention. She’s a cast lady, da lady dat puts cast on peoples broken bones la dat.
So we are taking her around being tourist right. Wrong. We just stay going shopping, shopping and moe shopping. Our family (4 sistas, my 1 bruh maki) get da same disease I tell you, shopaholics anonymos.
Yesterday we INTENDED to go to Sedona, AZ. Act highmakamuck tourist. But first we had to go put gas in Anthem, AZ. Anthem once upon a time was just an Outlet Mall but in the past years its become a full blown suburb of Phoenix (I-17 North). Anthem has a new Supercenter WalMart. So guess where we went?
We went do super WalMarting anden we went to da outlet mall anden we went back to WalMart before going home. So much for the tourist business in Sedona. We never did reach Sedona.
Today the idea was we go to the Heard Museum. But we didn’t go there first we went to the bookstore first. So we went to Bookman’s anden Cost Plus World Market. I don’t know if Hawaii has Cost Plus but its like Pier 1 Imports but its cheaper and has more stuff; it has some food, wine and furniture, and a whole lot more dishes & cooking utensils and stuff. Cost Plus World Market is like a WalMartish Pier 1 Imports.
By the time we pau dose two stores its pass lunch time so gotta go eat. Anden gotta go WalMart get wrapping paper and tape to MAIL all da “treasures” that was bought. Afta WalMart we go into da Mall and surprisingly go to only 2 stores. Da one wit da Arizona stuff and the pet store go look at all da puppies. They had 2 cute fat English bulldog puppies wit da wrinkly smash face, was sooooo cute. But I digress…….hehehehe
Sista even bought dog biscuits! I was like you no moe one dog and dey no moe dog biscuits in MD? She’s like its for my friends dog and I haven’t seen this kine doggie snacks.
Needless to say we never made it to the Heard Museum. My sister is so proud that she’s been to 4 different Super WalMarts. Like they don’t all look da same. *L* Tomorrow is her last day here and she flys out early Sunday morning.
We haven’t planned anything for tomorrow but I’m thinking it starts with “W”!*L*
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August 5th, 2005 at 4:14 pm
Tita Lika, Sedona Arizona is one of the tree places I would like to someday go to. Also, Peru and England. I am just mystified with the magical stories and mystical aspects of these places…as for shopping with your sister, sounds like you two had a fun, fun, fun! Nearing fifty, I really appreciate my siblings more as I get older.
Lynn
August 6th, 2005 at 7:25 am
Hi Lika, I love reading your blog too, I’m from Northern AZ and have friends in Tempe and Glendale. They’re always trying to make me jealous by going to Ikea or Cost Plus or…. Target!
I miss Bookman’s! I love reading and loved being able to buy used books. I’ll have to find out if there is a used bookstore here, gotta be, right? I could go to the library but I owe them late fees!
I love Sedona, maybe I can bring Lynn and we’ll be tourists!
Loren
August 6th, 2005 at 12:02 pm
Hey Loren ~ Are you in Page? I was gonna say Flag but Flagstaff has Target and a Bookmans, next to each other infact. Where in Northern AZ are you? Colorado City ~ just kidding, um’ Fredonia? *L*
May 7th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
I know what you need I could have done with it when I was there. But no one told me, no one told me like I’m telling you now I just didn’t listen to them or use help from around I just want you to know that I’m at your back door Anytim