Mama Wal-Mart...I love you....
Yesterday I dropped two of my baby girls off at camp. Ok, they are 8 and 9, but they are still my babies, and they are still going to be gone for FIVE days and FIVE nights.
So, Calvin and I had to drive to Terrace (2 hours away) to bring the girls to Lakelse Camp....once we got there, the girls were beyond excited. They were happy for us to take them to their cabin and then gave us kisses and off they ran...into the abyss...away from their Mama.
We got in the van and I made it to the end of the road before breaking down. I cried hard for a couple of minutes before Calvin asked if I was hungry.
Well....I'm sad so I must be hungry.
How about Pizza Hut?
Well...I'm starting to feel better.....
We have our pizza, and are driving out of Terrace when I felt this tightening in my chest. Very quickly I realized that I wasn't feeling all better. One other thing would help.
I'd already eaten, so what was left????
Going to Wal-Mart.
Food and spending money (usually in that order). Spending money at a store that people love to hate. Spending money on cheap Tylenol, crackers, garden decor and t-shirts. Buying fifty dollars in stuff I was fine not having three hours before. Wasting 45 minutes of my life to buy 3 dollar picture frames.
You had me at 'hello, welcome to Wal-Mart'.
So, Calvin and I had to drive to Terrace (2 hours away) to bring the girls to Lakelse Camp....once we got there, the girls were beyond excited. They were happy for us to take them to their cabin and then gave us kisses and off they ran...into the abyss...away from their Mama.
We got in the van and I made it to the end of the road before breaking down. I cried hard for a couple of minutes before Calvin asked if I was hungry.
Well....I'm sad so I must be hungry.
How about Pizza Hut?
Well...I'm starting to feel better.....
We have our pizza, and are driving out of Terrace when I felt this tightening in my chest. Very quickly I realized that I wasn't feeling all better. One other thing would help.
I'd already eaten, so what was left????
Going to Wal-Mart.
Food and spending money (usually in that order). Spending money at a store that people love to hate. Spending money on cheap Tylenol, crackers, garden decor and t-shirts. Buying fifty dollars in stuff I was fine not having three hours before. Wasting 45 minutes of my life to buy 3 dollar picture frames.
You had me at 'hello, welcome to Wal-Mart'.
posted by elliott5inbc at 1:44 p.m.
5 Comments:
Sigh... Walmart, how I love thee.
The week will go by fast- you'll see. And they'll have a fabulous, life-changing time!
Also in the list of things that make me feel better:
1. pastry
2. Starbucks.
3. WINNERS!
I think mine is
1. coffee -- in some form
2. bubble baths
3. The Holiday
Amen sister... just add all the other suggestions and I'm with ya! :)
Funny how men can be so much alike at times... "oh honey, you're emotional... are you hungry?" LOL Brent does the same thing! :D
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