She also informed me, right before I was leaving, that we were going shopping for bras that fit. Great. But I guess I could grab cash & a gift card from the money jar...
Her boys love the zoo & with season tickets, it made an easy choice. We decided to meet fairly early Saturday morning & to carpool to save on parking. After picking me up we jumped on 99, we popped open Google maps, since she is used to coming from I-5. With me as a navigator, we got there the Woodward way (AKA the long way. We don't get lost, just like to take the scenic route sometimes). After driving past the exit we thought we should take, despite what Google said, we decided to stick to the directions. Which took us to the north side of the zoo. After cruising through the parking lot, to see if the gate on that side is open, we ended up leaving the parking lot before we planned on it. We decided to say screw it, we'll find our way to the part of the zoo we know. After meandering, we finally made it back into where it looked familiar, and the road we should have taken in the first place.
We decided not to wait in a line to pay for parking. So we went to the farther away machines. The first one wouldn't take cash, so we tried the second. Just before I was about to put it in, S picks up a ticket from the ground and goes, 'Why don't we just use this one?' We checked the date - it was for today, we checked the time - it was bought an hour ago, they probably wont be coming back for it, we looked around - no one searching for lost things. Sweet!
Giggling, we decided, we were supposed to get lost, then find our way back, then be impatient, then have the machine not take cash... so that we could save our monies!
We headed into the zoo and it didn't take long to realize that it was really not warm. There was a reason that the parking lot was pretty deserted. Sane people did things indoors when the weather was under 50. After 2 hours of wandering, many snacks, and a purchase of gloves, T announced that he was ready to leave. S and I didn't complain! After wandering our way back to the car (and gifting our free ticket to a new comer to the parking lot) we decided it was time for lunch & shopping.
Since we were pretty far north we decided to go to Northgate. Then I pulled it up on the map. It was a decent amount farther north, and we had no clue where anything is. We made the adjustment to go to Southcenter instead, except finding the on-ramp seemed to pose a slight dilemma. After a few circles, and a 'trust me, it's that way' we made it onto I-5 South.
On the way A, got a much needed nap and we decided on BJ's. We got seated quickly, but the food took forever. The boys were definitely coming up on their breaking point. When S's special order salad came out wrong, she decided screw it, I'll eat later. Our time is running out.
Nordstorm was next. We both got fitted for bra's. You know you need new bra's when you say you've grown a little and the lady goes 'Oh my, Yes you have'. She helped me find something that would suit my needs better for the coming months, but advised me against nursing bras, because I will get bigger. BIGGER. As if I wasn't big enough already. jeez. I thought my new letter was heart stopping enough. She said 2 weeks before I'm due I should come back, since I should be at my peak. Also, I should eventually go back down to my pre-pregnancy size, which is good. I just bought all those damn bras.
I decided to reward myself with new shoes, and stopped at footlocker on the way out to spend a gift card that I had been hanging on to for a while. The selection of converse isn't Journey's but it wasn't to shabby. AND they had several pairs on sale. Including black ones with florescent green details. Yes please!! I also bought my long awaited white ones. :) It made for a good end to the day.
All that activity wore me out. As soon as I got home (about 5:30) I crawled in bed. I couldn't fall asleep like a really wanted so I read for a while. I think about 7:30 I passed out for good. I used to try and stay up until 8. I have given up on that and decided that I might as well sleep while I still can!
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