We have a birthday party to attend tomorrow. So, after and early rise this morning, getting some breakfast, and stopping by the bank, we went to the mall for eleven year-old girl gift ideas.
We had been browsing the mall for a couple hours before finally settling on something, and then we decided to catch a movie I had no desire to see (How to Eat Fried Worms). I SO could have done without that. Having a less than sturdy stomach and all.
After the movie, we got some lunch, and then we had more shopping to do. I promised Shelby we'd spend her $50 Limited Too gift card. Only problem was, many things were half-off, so really it was more like a $100 gift card. Holy moly. You have no idea (okay, maybe you do) how long it takes a girlie girl like Shelby to decide how to spend a hundred bucks in the defacto capitol of girlie girl stores. We were there for almost another two hours. Can you believe it? I can't. Still. And it was a tooth and nail fight just to cut things off at that point.
So after darn near six hours at the mall, it was rather pleasant to escape. But the worst part is, we have to go back. We were given "bonus gift cards" that aren't valid until after the fourth of September. ARGH. Maybe I can recruit mommy to partake of the next shopping adventure.
Update
I forgot to mention a very important part of this story. Shelby, in her quest for girlie goods, asked me.... "daddy, can I get a bra?"
My reaction cannot be described. You had to have seen it to appreciate it. Needless to say, my nine year old daughter did NOT get a bra. Ugh.
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