The Side Effects of Endorphins

The day started off, innocently enough with the soccer game in the morning and then we headed north, with hints of fall in the air. There we were headed to the mall in Lynnwood.

I noticed later in the day we got a brief thunderstorm, which might’ve been my sacrifice to the gods for going in to a mall. I didn’t realize so many people still went to malls.

Trying to avoid the task at hand I did a little people watching and noticed a lot of teenage girls into the shopping thing. And one of the corridors was a Spencer’s Gift. The last time I was in Spencer’s gift I was the same age as those teenage girls buying a black light poster.

I tried to enter a stop on our agenda and suggested Nordstrom rack. I usually shop there after airplanes lose my luggage. Apparently, I know little about what I’m talking about because that was not a pleasant experience.. It was rather busy and you seem to have to know what you’re talking about.. Arthur and I rode the escalators for a good 20 minutes just so I would not meltdown.

Everything Lou bought was in purple. Arthur was focused on writing the escalators and our next trip to get some toys. He said our house is boring because we don’t have enough toys..

I can’t remember if we got what we were looking for, but I can deduce that we did not because we headed to another store. That was Nordstrom’s without the rack. I honestly don’t know the difference. But we rode the escalators and elevators there for 20 minutes. The kids got shoes and an outfit and they were smart and dapper. They did get the balloons, which aren’t my favorite.

I was hungry two hours ago, but we headed to the food court. Has anyone actually ordered something from Orange Julius?  The kids got orange chicken and I bribed them with fortune cookies.

Mall parking lots on Saturday afternoons are insane. It takes a while for us to get the car seats buckled and everything in order. Apparently we had another shop to go to as we had to head to Target.

I don’t dislike Target as much as the other stores, but I thought it was our last stop. i’m not good with square stores and it took me a while to find the cash register. One good thing about balloons is you can find your party because there were two balloons hovering in the air.

I believe our time in the stores was about 3 1/2 hours. I’ve run marathons in less time.

Usually, we have a hard time having the kids eat all their food. Arthur usually nibbles at the bread, but he ate two vegan burgers and Lou had two hotdogs. She wanted ice cream on her hotdog, but it was close to bedtime.. Apparently shopping makes you hungry.

we rarely get thunder in the Pacific Northwest, but as I was grilling dinner for the kids, we got a few deep rumbles and a lightning clash. It was just enough to leave me damp until I hopped into the bathtub a few hours later..