My Partner in Crime, 10,669 steps, and the Ugg Store

This last weekend Pack Rat, my husband, had a fraternity reunion.  Many of the guys who were at his fraternity in college were getting together for a weekend of catching up, dinner, brunch and a day of golf.  The reunion was in Columbus Ohio, where his youngest sister, Partner in Crime, lives.  He asked if I wanted to come with his for the weekend and I quickly agreed.  I told him while he was reconnecting with his college buddies I would do something with his sister. 

I contacted Partner in Crime and told her we were going to be in town last weekend and we both had the same idea:

Power Shopping!

We have not participated together in retail therapy for a while so we decided to check out the stores around Columbus.  I left it to her to plan our itinerary, she does a much better job than I do at that.

We first met for lunch so she could catch up with her brother before he joined the festivities with his college buddies.  Then Partner in Crime and I hit the stores.  First stop - a fashion warehouse.  This was no frills shopping but we dug in and found some great deals.  I got a dress and a top for a grand total of $4.20!

Next stop the new outlet mall north of Columbus.  It was packed!  After we found a parking space we hit the stores.  It was a beautiful day and we saw lots of people shopping also, many carrying lots of shopping bags.  The best part of spending the day with Partner in Crime is that we talk the entire time.  We catch up on family gossip, re-examine what is happening with everyone, talk about ourselves and plan our next get together.  Her brother and I have been together for over 40 years so I saw Partner in Crime grow up and we have a long history together.

After visiting every place we wanted to see at the outlet mall, some of them twice, we ended up at the UGG store.   This is where we found the holy grail of shopping - a clearance section with 70% off and then another 20% off!  I bought some boots and so did she.  In fact she loved it so much she went back on Sunday and bought three more pairs of boots!

It was a wonderful day.  We walked lots, ate several times, talked ourselves silly and found some great bargains.  But the best part was the chance to spend time with someone I like and who shares much of the same history I have.  It was a total success and I did not have to listen to all the stories from Pack Rat's college days(I was there, I lived them).