Mel, Shopping and more Shopping.

Ok. The week has passed and Melissa's visit has ended. It started a week ago when Melissa came to visit her Uncle Christopher for some clothes shoping and a whole lot more. I picked her up at the airport last Monday night and of course, I was running late. Thank goodness there wasn't a line at the ticket counter to get my security pass and no line at the security check point. I had to run and got to the gate about 5 minutes before her plane arrived. Everett had to wait outside of security since they only allow 1 person on a security pass. Anyway, she arrived safely and got her luggage and headed to eat. We ate a Switch which is a restaurant that advertises mostly by gays/lesbians. I think Mel was picking up on the waitress (kidding). We ate dinner and went to my house and went to bed. The next day Mel and I went to work. She was quiet all day and met my co-workers and Ron (the owner). After work Mel and I went to Tempe Marketplace to hit some stores for back to school shopping. Everett met up with us later at the BBQ restaurant we ate at. We went to 2 different clothes stores and ended up with 4 FULL bags of clothes and at the shoe store she scored 5 pairs of shoes in total. After eating, we walked around and decided to go to Dave & Busters a bar/arcade. We had a great time playing games and Mel won a bunch of tickets which she got a lot of cool stuff with. The next day, Wednesday, Everett, Mel and I went to Scottsdale Fashion Square for more clothes shopping. We hit Hollister, American Eagle and I think Wet Seal. She loaded up on everything she wanted and I was thinking about how many jobs I would have to get to pay off my credit cards (kidding). She wanted to do Build a Bear but we were hungry and we went to Olive & Ivy. Dinner was good but Melissa was a little homesick but after talking with Nikki, she was doing fine. After dinner, we went and had gelatto at one of Everett's favorite places and then home and went to bed after Mel tried on a few outfits for us. Earlier in the day, Everett took Mel to the Salon and got her hair done. She had a good day. The next day, Thursday, I let Mel sleep in and then in the evening, we went indoor cart racing after I cooked dinner. We were able to only get 1 race in as we got there a little bit before they closed. It was fun none-the-less. The next day Mel went to work with me again and then we went back to the mall for more clothes shopping and she got new perfume and I chased a boy down for her but she shied away. We also did Build a Bear, well, she got a turtle and clothed it all pretty like. The next day, we went swimming, got her nails done and back to Dave and Busters for dinner and more games. It was a lot busier than the first time there so we didn't get to play as often but we had a great time and won a lot of tickets which Mel got a lot more stuff in the store. We also got our picture take a few times. It was late and we went home. The next day, I woke up late, got her to the airport and I left a few minutes before she boarded. It was a full week and now I can rest. WHEW