She Sings

First Day of Break

The first day of my Spring Break I was off and running. No rest for the weary! Tracy came over Friday night and I made chicken with pasta and sundried tomatoes and Tracy brought over wine. Jon brought home some Olive Garden salad and breadsticks. We had a very nice meal and we got to bed early.

Saturday morning we were all up and running to get Rhi and Jon to the airport. We had a nice drive up and dropped Jon and Rhi off. Tracy and I then went to the Mall of America and started at IKEA. The IKEA in Bloomington is a three story monstrosity. We went in and promptly became lost in the confusing layout filled with tons of shoppers (Saturday) and their children. All of that might have been tolerable if we were actually interested in the product, which we weren't. I just really wasn't impressed and the whole atmosphere bordered on bizarre. We were happy to escape and head over to the Mall of America for lunch. It was a Saturday and very crowded so we opted to walk from IKEA.

We had a lovely lunch at a wonderful Italian place but I was beginning to develop a hormone headache. The worst kind!

We had a nice time shopping but my headache grew worse and other physical symptoms began to appear. We had talked about maybe getting a hotel room and staying the night but we both felt like we wanted to get back home.

I was very happy with my purchases. I stocked up on tea at Teavana, purchased another piece for my copper core all-clad collection from Williams-Sonoma and found a few tops on sale.

We had a nice drive home and had a dinner of pasta and salad leftovers while watching some Ghost Hunters. Tracy was kind enough to sleep in the guest room so I don't have to sleep in the house by myself. I truely love having time to myself but being alone at night with a deaf dog makes me a little nervous!

I called Jon and Rhi and found they had a nice flight to New Mexico and were having fun with Aunt Rebecca. Today they have a BBQ planned so I know they are having fun. I look forward to some quiet time to clean and run errands and some time with Max this afternoon. Rachel called me today so I could listen to him say "ma-ma"! Big milestone! I'll be working on "gra-ma" with him this afternoon!;)

I am also going back on weight watchers. Trying on swimsuits yesterday was really depressing. Not only do I have to shed about 10 lbs, I need to do some serious weight training. *sigh* Being a woman is hard...

Posted by Michelle at March 29, 2009 12:07 PM