Portobello Fashion West and Commercial Drive

Today, Rhoda and I went to Portobello Fashion West at the Rocky Mountain Station. It usually takes me a bit over an hour to walk around the entire market but this time around, we finished it in 30 minutes. One of my main reasons for going today is to see if Jenny Ye would be at her booth cos her brand is on the vendors list for this month. Her rep was there running the booth and she said that Jenny was not going to be around today but will be here the following month (I will probably not be going to next month's market). I was a bit disappointed that she wasn't there but disappointment quickly became excitement when I found a couple of great deals! I manage to pick up a couple of really beautiful items on sale!! For $95 (CASH - no taxes!!) I picked up another lovely top (like the one yesterday) and a beautiful grey wool skirt with white pinstripes for work! The skirt was a steal and even though it was one size too big, the price was right and I could not resist! Another reason for hitting the market is to pick up Xmas gift ideas for my manager's wife and my dear co-worker (Val). I did find a few interesting ideas and I will probably go to the December's market to buy them or see what else is available (vendors change monthly), it would be nice to go next month but there is a high chance that I will be in Los Angeles the weekend of PFW (usually held every last Sunday of the month except for December). After finishing off early at PFW, Rhoda and I decided to hit Commercial Drive since we were close by and I had some Entertainment Coupons to use before they expired. We found FREE parking on a side street so we got out and walked over to an Italian coffee cafe to pick up some coffee (coupon #1 used), the Italian bakery Fratelli's to pick up some baked goodies (coupon #2 used) and gelato (1 litre!) at Dolce Amore (coupon #3 used). Walking along Commercial Drive, we decided to stop by Spank Clothing which is close to the end of Commercial drive, thank goodness for comfy heels! We have been to Spank Shoes on Commercial a few times but we have not been in Spank Clothing on the drive. We usually don't walk far enough to hit Spank Clothing. Rhoda wanted to check out some of Cici's fall/winter items but couldn't find her size but she did pick up a very pretty blue sweater dress sweater with a button that fits her perfectly! The layout of the store is different from Granville's and I noticed how spacious this store is. Plus the items stocked in this store varies from the Granville. There is another Spank on West 4th and I don't think I have been in that store, I usually shop on Granville since I work so close by. While browsing through their items, I found a lovely black sweater by Only Limitless from Denmark for only $49. It is a really nice fit and it has some pretty details. I don't have many sweaters so I could justify this purchase :) After our shopping, we headed back to my place to make dinner and just hang out. It was a lovely day to spend with my BFF :)