There is literally a store in this mall for every shopper. From Forever 21 for the lightweights like me to Nordstrom for professionals like the Kardashians. We wanted to hit up the food court first because none of us had eaten lunch. After stopping at 2 maps to find our way, we made it. It wasn't especially impressive, but the Asian food was good so that's really all that matters. The girls wandered into Sephora after lunch and proceeded to giggle over lipgloss for almost an hour. I spritzed myself with Poison by Dior (bad choice) before heading out to find the boys at Banana Republic. We never made it there because we got lost in the world of Bath and Body Works. We found the boys an hour later and all got smoothies to top off the successful shopping trip. All-in-all, I can definitely see why people rave about this mall so much. It has 2 different buildings and 2 floors in each building. Crazy! West Town sure doesn't have that.
Tickets for the fireworks show are $31 per person for the general public and $10 per person for Longwood staff. For MacKenzie, Jason, and I, however, the fireworks show was free thanks to a source who chooses to remain nameless. We had 31 minutes to kill once we found a seat so I proceeded to people watch. Fortunately, the best ones were right in front of us. First, a Middle Eastern couple parks their wide load stroller right in front of us, which caused a chain reaction of us having to scoot over. The new couple we sat behind was eating fancy cheese and crackers out of a cardboard box. They even had a topping that vaguely resembled caviar paste. Then, the real fun began. The fireworks absolutely blew me away. Boom's Day can't even compare except when they do Jaws and the waterfall. These were bigger, louder, brighter, more colorful, and had a better soundtrack. The show lasted exactly 39 minutes with a 3 minute intro and a finale that left us all wanting more. We walked back to the row in the pitch black and saw the coolest display of lightning bugs. They must have gotten excited by the fireworks because there were thousands of them in the trees and bushes. It was a spectacular way to end the evening.
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| Doesn't this look like a flower? |
Fun Fact: Fireflies in Spain are an orange color, and South African fireflies are green.
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| Best picture of the night. |
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