Me Time!! (continued)

So, I had approximately 4 hours to fill- 4 hours of listening to the music that I choose, 4 hours of not answering questions like, "Mom, why do mosquito bites itch?" or "Mom, what is your record for the most green lights you've driven through in a row? " or "Mom, is short-term memory loss real? Do you know anyone who has it?"  4 hours of only fastening my own seat belt...

Anyway, I headed to Bellevue Square Mall, where I happily and unnecessarily told the young guy who was greeting at American Eagle, "No, I am not looking for anything specific- I am just looking around because I don't have my kids with me today."  He said, "Oh. Cool."  Then I was shocked- SHOCKED!- to see overalls at American Eagle!!!  I finally donated my denim overalls to Goodwill, like, 2 months ago!  I had given up that the shapeless yet wonderfully comfortable fad would ever return to the forefront of fashion, yet there they were!  They are back!

I walked into a jewelry store and kindly asked to have my wedding rings cleaned.  I'm sure that it is disappointing when a customer asks to have rings cleaned rather than inquire about diamonds, so I always ask with my best manners :)

I perused the Gap, and these shoes caught my eye.  Pink ballet flats!  I think they are cuter in person.

At GapKids I bought Max his very first pair of brand new shoes!  I'd like to take this opportunity to again thank my generous friends for the hand-me-downs that Max has received!

At Gymboree, everything is 30% off until Sunday.  But I didn't buy anything.  But I'll admit that I was tempted to buy matching pajamas for the whole family.  For some reason they have these in adult sizes too!  Tempting, right!?  The bones are glow-in-the-dark!

I enjoyed eating lunch all by myself, and then I was craving a special cookie- a shortbread cookie topped with a thick, pink icing!  Uncle Seth's Cookies are scrumptious, and they make me think of my little brother Seth, who is an uncle to my munchkins.  After I ate the whole cookie, I looked at the wrapper to see where these tasty treats are made (Kent, WA) because maybe someday I can order some to be shipped to Seth ($40/2 dozen), and I accidentally saw the calorie content!!!  200 calories per serving, and one cookie is 2 servings!  Never look at the nutritional facts!  Never!

I was going to try to find a new bathing suit at Macy's (because all of their suits are now $14.99), but after the cookie, I changed my mind!  At Macy's, I saw a promotional sign that said something about meeting Madonna, and I smiled to myself as I remembered that Joe recently asked, "Who is Madonna?  A singer?"

I walked through Williams Sonoma and thought to myself I wish that I was interested in all of this cool stuff!  Maybe it is time to embrace the kitchen.

I didn't want to walk through any more clothing stores.  I was feeling very out of touch with current fashion!  If only I'd held on to those overalls...

And then I missed my kids.

I drove back to Issaquah.  I was 15 minutes early for our set pick-up time, so I stopped to vacuum my car :)

And there you have it!