Hobby Lobby...

I have heard wonderful things about the store Hobby Lobby from family and friends. I had the chance to go to one last summer in Florida with my Mom and picked up scrapbook supplies for my kids school days albums. However, we didn't really have time to look around the whole store nor did I have room in my suitcase to take a lot of stuff home.

The closest Hobby Lobby to our house is 50 minutes away. When my girlfriend/sister-in-law, Susie, suggested a night out for dinner and a movie with our other girlfriend Michele, I said how about a trip to Hobby Lobby instead. I knew they would be up for it, they love stores like that. That's just one of the reasons were friends, we love scrapbooking and we love craft stores.

We spent 4 hours walking around in Hobby Lobby. Yes, we are crazy, but we had a blast. We covered every square inch of the store except for the jewelry and woodworking aisles. We wanted to see everything and make sure we didn't miss something cute or a bargin.

We all purchased something. I got some mason jars and items for Easter baskets, as well as searched for frames for my mother-in-law for our ladies retreat this weekend. Susie found a cute "Train Station" sign for Sammy's train themed bedroom. She also purchased things to make a burlap wreath, which we are excited to see finished. Michele got a mirror for her room and some other goodies for a project she has coming up.

We are DEFINITELY going back sometime. Loved the store! I so wish we had one closer.

To top off our outing we found a tiny restaurant called Mix-n-Mac. Their menu is filled with all different varieties of mac and cheese dishes, or you can make your own. It was so good. I had chicken cordon bleu, Susie had chicken, bacon, ranch and Michele had traditional with a little bit of BBQ sauce added. We were so hungry and it looked so good I didn't think to take a picture of them before we dug in. We as well will be visiting this place again.