Evening with Barbie

Barbie and I went to the new Bayshore Town Center two weeks ago tonight. It's amazing how different that area of Glendale looks now with the new shopping center. There are some cool new stores and the landscaping is aesthetically pleasing. However, the architecture is pretty fake. I mean, it's a mall, not a "town center," as the developer would like you to think. In addition, the stores are all national chains, so it's hardly anything innovative. Nevertheless, it's a good place to go for shopping and/or a meal. Hopefully the opening of the new Bayshore will alleviate some of the crowds from Mayfair. Barbie loves California Pizza Kitchen, so we ate there the night CPK opened. It's the first CPK in Wisconsin. We're glad to have one in our state; now we don't have to drive to Old Orchard for our CPK fix. Our meal was good, although they took Barbie's favorite pizza off the menu. Of course, we had dessert to make the evening complete. Then we did a little shopping and Barbie convinced me to buy a new sweater at H&M.