Girls Getaway

For some reason every time I go away for a girl's getaway it involves getting up early to an alarm. This trip was no exception.  At least it didn't involve a grueling run as well which is usually the case.  This trip was to go to Time Out For Women.  It's like Women's Conference at BYU only they come to you and it's put on by Deseret Book.  It was in Sacramento. Just far enough away to justify getting a hotel room!

My friend Leslie and went together. We left early Friday morning to go shopping in Roseville (known to Leslie as Mecca ) at the Galleria. :)  My cousin Chelsea who lives in Elk Grove met us there in the afternoon to spend a couple of hours shopping too.  I spent way too much money, got a fun makeover at the Dior Makeup Counter and had a blast!

Unfortunately we couldn't shop until we dropped because for some reason we felt like we actually should to go to Time Out For Women that night!  It started with excellent talks from Dean Hughes and Heidi Swinton, the author of President Thomas S. Monson's Biography as well as an amazing musical performer, Dallyn Vail Bayles.

The next morning we had to get up and get breakfast and be back to The Sacramento Convention Center by 8:45am for day two of the event.  There were more great speakers including one of my favorite authors Merrilee Boyack who I just happened to see walking down the hall and was nice enough to take a picture with me.

After TOFW ended, Leslie and I decided to take advantage of our kid free afternoon and stop by Arden Fair Mall and do a little more shopping. Honestly, I was a little afraid to be unarmed at that mall but they did have great stores so I dug deep and mustered all my courage in order to find a few more treasures!

It was a really fun little getaway. Next year we are thinking of going to a TOFW a little farther away than Sacramento.  Do they have them in Honolulu?