Shopping Day

Today was a fun day. At 8:00am Rose came over to wax those of us who needed it. She hacked down the bushes growing over my eyes and I now feel like a girl again! Then Amy, Rachel and I headed over to Toi Market, my favorite second hand market. I needed to get a few items since I didn't have any pants that fit me or any nice clothes to wear in Nairobi. Fortunately, we all found what we were looking for. I got the crocs (for $5), a pair of sandals, a couple tops (for $3.00), three pants (for $2.00) and a dress. Then we walked to Java where I got a yummy milkshake. At 11:00am, Suzy, Stephanie and Dena picked us up (and Gordon, our logistician) and we picked up Margaret and headed to a Christmas Fair at the race track. It was huge. Most of the items were really nice, but WAY out of my budget. I got a few items, including a cute dress, and we just walked, talked, laughed and hung out for a few hours. Suzy and Dena were having a blast shopping, but the rest of us were done. So, we headed out to catch a matatu to Junction, a shopping mall. Unfortunately, all the matatus that passed us were full so we decided to walk to Junction. Margaret assured us it was just down the street a bit. She kept saying, we are almost there. An hour later, we finally got there. She'll never live that one down! Once we got to Junction, we took a cab home where we rested for a few hours. For dinner, we all dressed up and went to Moonflower, Suzy's favorite restaurant. The food was really good and we had a nice time.