Boxing Day - shopping and sight seeing.

This morning we hopped in the truck around 9am and headed out for a day of exploring.  We headed east towards Palm Desert in search of a quilt shop that I was told had a nice Batiks section.  On the drive  over the land is very open and the road was definitely rolling.

 

The Quilt Shop is called Monica's Quilt & Bead Creations and was such a beautiful store.  It was very easy to find and even though there was no sale - the place was very busy.  They had a wonderful section of Batiks and were priced at $11.95/yd.  I only needed them for block borders so bought (5) 1/4yd cuts. 

 

After getting exactly what I needed we headed back eastward to the Westfield Mall.  I was on a mission to find some Crocs sandals and managed to find some at the sporting goods store.  There was a huge sale on at Bath & Body Works so just had to stop in for some foaming hand soap too.   

 

From there we again headed west to Rancho Mirage and little place called "The River".  It's a really nice outdoor shopping plaza with mostly restaurants and has a river running through it.  Enjoy a few photos from there.







After spending a little time at "The River" we continued heading west and decided to drop in on Rick & Leslie.  Well Rick was out running errands of his own but we enjoyed a visit with Leslie.  They rent a RV Lot down in southern Palm Springs. 

Then we off to downtown Palm Springs.  We managed to find some parking and walk the main street for a few blocks and found a few great Kodak Moments.  Enjoy! 

 

 

 

 

We did stop for lunch while downtown.  We found an adorable little burger joint with outside patio tables.  It is the best thing when you can get a table in the shade and just sit and 'people watch'.  Here is where we ate and what we ate.  Yum Yum!

 

Hope you have enjoyed the photos.  We managed to get
all the things on our shopping list and also get a few
great little 'gifts' for Jade.  We had a wonderful day
and then made our way home for a nice cool drink.