jsmla
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Last night was fun. Maybe a little too fun. My days of boozing the night away before taking my Art History 4033 final (and I am fully aware that it's not exactly rocket science, okay?) are long past. These days I need a couple of days to recover, or a least a good sleep in. I'm out of practice.
There's really no good reason to get up anyway. Today's a shopping day.
I'm not a shopper. I can't imagine why anyone would want to spend an otherwise perfect day caged up in a shopping mall throwing away perfectly good vacation time and $$$ on clothes. DS feels the same way. He shops at the Goodwill. DD sent me on my second honeymoon with a list. Off to the outlet mall(s).
I used to do all my vacation shopping at the Disney outlets.
That wasn't so bad. Time is cruel. My little Disney princess has turned into a teen-aged girl. The Disney princess was thrilled to get a Tinkerbell T-shirt and a snowglobe. The teen-aged girl wants Birkenstocks and surfing clothes. (She can barely swim.) 
The teen-aged girl has thoughtfully provided me with a Birkenstock catalog marked with her choices and order of preference. Once I figure out the European sizes buying Birkenstocks is a snap. (Tiny DD wears a 37. I definately don't want to ever buy capri pants in Norway, not ever.)
Things are more lively over at Ron Jon Surf Shop. My Prince Charming of last night is still asleep. In his place I get the Disapproving Father.
DF: That cannot possibly be her size.
Me: I know, but this is the smallest size in the store.
DF: I can't believe you would actually buy that for your child. Doesn't she already have a swimsuit anyway?
Me: This isn't a swimsuit. These are shorts.
Poor, Disapproving Father. He has a headache and his baby girl dresses like a strumpet. A strumpet with a belly button ring. Time to go.
The Disapproving Father needs peace. He needs a calming, soothing enviornment in which to reconnect with his center. Paradise, Nirvana and heaven on earth all rolled into one. His own personal happy place: Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World.
In case you haven't ever been (you lucky bugger you) Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World is 153 acres of guy heaven. Boating stuff, fishing stuff, camping stuff
, hiking stuff. You name it, they've got it. You can actually feel Scott's tension melting away as we enter the hallowed halls. I brought a book.
Lunchtime! We're going to try a new place that I discovered on the DIS, Sweet Tomatoes. I love it. Scott's not so keen. Everything here is so fresh and tasty and you can't beat the price. I had some of most of the salads and the chicken noodle soup. Scott had a plate of baked sweet potatoes and some ice cream.
Verdict:
Jennifer: Great price and a refreshing break from all the vacation fast food.
Scott: There's nothing but salads and **** in here.
(In defense of Sweet Tomatoes I would like to add that:
a. Sweet Tomatoes also has soup, chilli and pasta.
b. Scott had a hangover.)
Have you ever noticed that doing stuff you like takes half as much effort as doing stuff you don't? We're exhausted. A few hours of sleeping by the POFQ pool are in order. It's really warm today and there's lots of families at the pool. The kids here are much happier than the kids at DTD.
Not the best Disney day. At least it's over.
Jennifer
There's really no good reason to get up anyway. Today's a shopping day.
I'm not a shopper. I can't imagine why anyone would want to spend an otherwise perfect day caged up in a shopping mall throwing away perfectly good vacation time and $$$ on clothes. DS feels the same way. He shops at the Goodwill. DD sent me on my second honeymoon with a list. Off to the outlet mall(s).I used to do all my vacation shopping at the Disney outlets.
That wasn't so bad. Time is cruel. My little Disney princess has turned into a teen-aged girl. The Disney princess was thrilled to get a Tinkerbell T-shirt and a snowglobe. The teen-aged girl wants Birkenstocks and surfing clothes. (She can barely swim.) The teen-aged girl has thoughtfully provided me with a Birkenstock catalog marked with her choices and order of preference. Once I figure out the European sizes buying Birkenstocks is a snap. (Tiny DD wears a 37. I definately don't want to ever buy capri pants in Norway, not ever.)
Things are more lively over at Ron Jon Surf Shop. My Prince Charming of last night is still asleep. In his place I get the Disapproving Father.
DF: That cannot possibly be her size.
Me: I know, but this is the smallest size in the store.
DF: I can't believe you would actually buy that for your child. Doesn't she already have a swimsuit anyway?
Me: This isn't a swimsuit. These are shorts.
Poor, Disapproving Father. He has a headache and his baby girl dresses like a strumpet. A strumpet with a belly button ring. Time to go.
The Disapproving Father needs peace. He needs a calming, soothing enviornment in which to reconnect with his center. Paradise, Nirvana and heaven on earth all rolled into one. His own personal happy place: Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World.
In case you haven't ever been (you lucky bugger you) Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World is 153 acres of guy heaven. Boating stuff, fishing stuff, camping stuff
, hiking stuff. You name it, they've got it. You can actually feel Scott's tension melting away as we enter the hallowed halls. I brought a book. ********Warning! Yet another totally irrelevant aside********
Have you ever noticed that there are two types of shoppers? Those that shop to buy things and those who shop to shop. Scott belongs to the second category. Today he'll spend over an hour in Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World and buy...........nothing.Lunchtime! We're going to try a new place that I discovered on the DIS, Sweet Tomatoes. I love it. Scott's not so keen. Everything here is so fresh and tasty and you can't beat the price. I had some of most of the salads and the chicken noodle soup. Scott had a plate of baked sweet potatoes and some ice cream.
Verdict:
Jennifer: Great price and a refreshing break from all the vacation fast food.
Scott: There's nothing but salads and **** in here.
(In defense of Sweet Tomatoes I would like to add that:
a. Sweet Tomatoes also has soup, chilli and pasta.
b. Scott had a hangover.)
Have you ever noticed that doing stuff you like takes half as much effort as doing stuff you don't? We're exhausted. A few hours of sleeping by the POFQ pool are in order. It's really warm today and there's lots of families at the pool. The kids here are much happier than the kids at DTD.
Not the best Disney day. At least it's over.
Jennifer
