If you know me, you know that one of my favorite pastimes is shopping. One of my best friends even told me that if I were a superhero that would be my superpower. Thanks...I guess? I love mall shopping, boutique shopping, online shopping...I love it all. I even, on occasion, like thrift store shopping. Which is exactly what my sister-in-law and soon-to-be niece-in-law did today. Check out all of the loot I got:
All in all, I got 22 items from 3 different stores today, including sunglasses, a silicone mini bundt cake pan, an unopened bottle of Wen hair product and a gag t shirt that I can't wait to give my little brother for Christmas. Ha. And guess how much I paid for all of this? $10! I'm telling you, Lewistown, MT is a thrift shopper's dream. They also have an amazing pizza joint here called Little Big Man pizza, if you're ever in the are. Which of course you won't be, but I felt I needed to give them a shout out here because it was so good.
Besides going shopping and stuffing my face with cheesy bread, today was pretty tame. Olivia had a super mega meltdown in the morning literally minutes after one of my brother-in-laws commented that, "Olivia is such a good kid. I didn't hear her scream or cry this week at all." And then...instant tantrum. I actually think it was just because she didn't want her cousins to leave, which was kind of sweet. I also took a 1 mile walk with my hubby where I almost stepped in horse poop 57 times and had to walk through weeds that were over half as tall as I am. And it wouldn't be a successful summer trip if my husband didn't get burnt to a crisp. I brought at least 3 bottles of sunscreen on this trip and guess how any times he put it on? Zero. Seriously, what is it with men and their aversion to sunscreen?? Sunburns suck! And they are so easily avoidable. I am going to invent a type of beer that had an ingestable SPF in it. No American man would ever get sunburned again.
Now I am just trying to mentally prepare myself for the 25 hours or so we will be on the road over the next 3 days. And for those of you who think road tripping in an RV is like this:
Let me paint a more accurate picture for you. Here is what it's really like:
"Mom! I dropped my [insert random toy here]! Get it for me now!!"
"Mom! I need a snack!"
"Steph, can you get me a bottle of water?"
"Steph, adjust the mirror for me"
"Steph, can you plug my phone in?"
"Mom! I need a toy!!!"
"No! No watch Cat in the Hat!" (crying hysterically over a show she loved 5.8 seconds ago)
Me: "Ally! Get down from there!"
"Mom! My bottom hurts! Help me! I'm kinda stuck!"
And on. And on. And on. Every hour. So I don't anticipate a relaxing, scenic car ride on the way back to MN, and subsequently STL, this week. Wish me luck.
(Double rainbows!)
(Brothers in arms)
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