I love our major shopping adventures to the
city, but I’m also tired; so this is going to be a micro update.
We didn’t have time for Tai Chi this
morning; the breakfast buffet at the Inn was great; and we managed to dodge the
bits of rain that we did get here and in Crystal Springs anytime we were either
outdoors or in-transit. The drive to the
city – and back again – was fun for Rowen and I because we got to go with
Violet and Christina in Dad’s truck while Mom had Miranda, Ethan, Ehlana,
Naomi, and Aiden with her in the minivan.
Violet and Christina spent their shopping time with Stephanie and Lynn,
and they took care of some wedding-related shopping too; Rebecca and I weren’t
needed to help them out with that.
Rowen and I spent some time shopping with
some of our girlfriends; but were with Mom, Miranda, and their group for most
of the day. While I could fill up
digital pages with the shopping play-by-play, let’s just go with reporting that
we had another great play day at the Mall; our collective summer wardrobes are
pretty much taken care of now; and Rowen and I are also set for every birthday,
anniversary, and other special event gifts for the rest of the summer too. The Moms also managed to get their bulk
supply shopping done too; and we took care of a couple of fast food fixes while
we were in the city before heading home.
Since we were with Violet and Christina,
stopping to catch the tail-end of the sale at Palmer’s and Taylor Shoes; though
we didn’t have time to get to all of the stores in town before they all closed for
the night. Mom didn’t go shopping at
home, but dropping off fast food for Aunt Leanne was just an excuse; since she
and Miranda had both had enough fun for the day by then. I felt a bit bad about not being home in time
to unload the minivan; but we did still have to unload Dad’s truck; and then
Violet and Christina both did a few deliveries of bigger purchases that had
been stored in our truck instead of trying to fit them into cars or vans.
By the time we were finished putting
everything away, Michael was done at the Inn and came over to see me for a
while. We did a snack with Mom and Dad;
took care of getting Ethan and Ehlana off to bed once Naomi and Aiden had been
picked up and taken home; and then spent a bit of quiet time for two in the lounge. I was fairly worn out by then, so it really
was just cuddling and a few kisses going on, and since Michael had worked a lot
all day while I was busy playing with the rest of the girls; we were both ready
to call it a night early. Mom didn’t
even last that long, since she’d finished a soak in the tub and had fallen
asleep by the time that I walked Michael downstairs to see him out; but Dad was
still finishing up some work in the office.
He’d taken advantage of being on his own for half of the evening; and
has most of his weekend homework finished already.
That’s good, since we have a lot of work to
get done this weekend to get ready for the holiday weekend. I’ll be busy with those chores; Rowen and I
have a ball game; and I’m hoping to get to spend some quality time with Michael
tomorrow night if we’re not both too worn out by then. With that in mind, I’m going to wrap this up
and head off to sleep so that I’ll hopefully be ready for all of that work and
fun. The work part of our weekend
probably doesn’t sound like much fun, but since that effort will all go toward
what will hopefully be another amazing Fourth of July holiday; it’ll be worth
the effort.
That’s something I’ll be able to put more
effort into with a good night of rest, so that’s it for tonight, folks; and,
until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
