Oh What a Busy Day

Saturday was a busy day for us. I actually had one of those days where you are so pleased with yourself and all that was accomplished. I love those days and haven't had one in months, because I don't have much to do. We went shopping in Guangzhou to finish all the shopping that we've been meaning to do for the last few months. I always put it off, because, true to their gender, my boys hate shopping. We really have no other option but to take them along. I was nervous, as it was going to be a day of bartering and that drives me crazy after a while. Blasen is really good at it and loves it. A few months ago, he actually went back and forth over a watch for 45 minutes! I told him, we would not be doing that...our kids wouldn't last...I wouldn't last. If the vendor gives in after just a few minutes, he feels he's paid too much.
Amazingly, after about 5 hours, we got everything on my list. I felt so relieved, because I was afraid that I would just give up and say "oh well, I just won't buy that person something." Bliss lasted for about half the time, which I thought was pretty good. It helped that we consolidated our shopping to one street. We went to Beijing Lu, or Beijing Road in Guangzhou. We'd been there before and did a little shopping so we knew where to look. There were SOOOOO many people there. I would say it is the most popular place to shop in Guangzhou. I joked that we had our Black Friday shopping day a week early.

I don't know if this picture does justice to the amount of people that were there.

The first picture, up top, was taken in front of a fountain. They turned it off right when Blasen took the picture. I was surprised it was on since it was a little chilly on Saturday. You can see that Zade had past-out at this point. I had some good finds. I'll share the ones for me, as all the others are gifts and you can just wait.

Here's my Prada bag that is actually leather in and out. I was quite pleased with this find. Blasen actually found it for me. Love it!

A black Louis Vitton clutch/wallet. It has a neat clasp.

I was exhausted when we got home, but I still needed to clean, especially mop and go grocery shopping. I took a quick nap to get the energy I needed. My dear sweet husband, who does not like cleaning, swept and mopped the entire apartment. Granted it is under 900 sq.ft, but who likes to mop? The floors were in desperate need of mopping since I've had the windows open and that allows in large amounts of black dust that is on everything. AKA smog. It's amazing how much can collect in one week. The kids walk around barefoot and their feet were black. Disgusting. Anyway, with our combined efforts, Blasen and I got the apartment cleaned and food bought. This left us for a nice, peaceful, clean Sunday. A big thanks to the hubby.