today was a fun day. i was all over town picking up different things for his box of goodies. literally, all over town. we even ended up at the mall for a few of the items. have you ever been to a mall on a saturday? if you havent, youre lucky.. or smart. i forgot what its like. it was like an end of the world looting movie scene. it looked like a riot as we stepped off the elevator and that was just in the shoe department!
regardless, the day didnt start there. it was supposed to start early, it ended up being 1:05pm. we had fifty-five minutes to get to the bank. usually the bank closes at 2pm on saturdays. i got ready in record time and we were at the bank with twenty minutes to spare. it was closed, i seriously thought the day was shot at that point. instead, we ended up at the bar. its nice to know people that can cash checks for you, lol. only one problem, theyll only cash up to fifty bucks and i already had it made out for the bank and on top of that.. it was my last fuckin check in my book. we ended up going all the way back home and searching for the last of my checkbooks. thankfully, i had some.
after making a second stop at the bar and hanging out long enough to have a smoke and watch the last inning in the cubs game, we were off. the vital of all our stops to come, getting gas. while we waited for it to fill up, i called the staples shop we had just passed to inquire about a pocket protector. yea, you read it right. he didnt know what one was. i told him. he got excited about it.. and now here i am callin to see if staples carries them. they do.. im pretty sure the chick on the other end of the line laughed, lol. to be honest, i would have, too. i also grabbed some clicky pens for him. they come in handy for his job.. plus, he can nerd out with his new pocket protector and clicky pens. is it weird that i like the way the inside of the shop smelled? like.. an office, lol. go figure, right? but i dont know how else to explain it.. its like new office. its nice. ;p
from there it was off to trader joes. if youve never been to one and you live by one, go to it. its a pretty nice grocery store. its like a younger, cooler version of the other stores around, lol. the music is great and the foods are all specialty, organic and gourmet kinda things. besides that, its a pretty fun atomosphere. we went there for these pumpkin seeds i wanted to send him. *crunch crunch* its all im gonna here when he gets them, but i kinda like knowing that its cause i sent them out to him.
after that we headed back across town towards the mall. this is where the fun began. if you didnt note my sarcasm there, please do so now. seriously, there may have been some sale we were unaware of because the massive amounts of people was just ridiculous. we had to work our way through the whole second floor to the elevator and then back thru the first floor to the colognes. people are dicks. they see people trying to go thru the walk way and they just stand there. not cause they are looking at anything, sometimes they are just standing there waiting for someone.. or they feel the need to stop in the middle and have a conversation with someone going the other way. its a dick move and the mall was full of them today. eventually after spending a few minutes at the counter we headed out into the mall itself.
people walk so slow. i mean i know i go faster than most people walk, but these particular people were walking at a snails pace. we literally had to go to the opposite end of the mall and it was taking way too long. we were swerving in and out of people the whole way there, got the cologne and headed back into the mass. going back didnt take as long, which was good cause we still had like two more stops once we go back into the van. this time we were off to k-mart, i couldnt send a package to him without sending a box of froot loops. honestly, i think he would disown me as a friend if that happened. especially knowing how much he wants them. i would never live it down. i also got a few other goodies for him, just things weve talked about over the past few months. little treats cause i know how much he loves those. ;p
we were finally headed to the last shop, we decided it was time to enjoy some herbal treats. it makes the borders experience much better. to be honest, i dont think ive been in a borders when i wasnt partaking.
i picked up a rich dad book for him, hes addicted to them at the moment. the other day we were chatting about books and he said something about me reading. i told him i do read and he suggested something that wasnt a novel, but more of a how to.. or something that would help me focus better on my goals. im not sure if hes aware of it yet, but i do take all his suggestions into consideration.. and for the most part agree with him and then do it.
so after searching for his book.. i went looking for the self help books. i saw one on self-esteem and almost walked off with that one. then there was a different one that looked interesting, so i traded out and almost left with that one.. thats when i saw the one i finally bought. be happy. simple title stating exactly what i wanted to be, not to mention im partial to the cover, lol. i skim the book and read the back and finally decided on it.
i did everything i set out to do today and i even ended up with something for myself. today was a good day. :) i cant wait to spray my hat with his cologne before i send it off to him (he already said i could ;p hehe). i also cant wait until he gets all his goodies. i just have one more thing left to do, which is make him a card to send along with it all. nothing is a surprise anymore, lol. he got it all out of me earlier. hes a sneaky, cheeky brit.. or a sneaky, cheeky britsy boosies. lmao, yea.. i said it. what of it? ;p
im off to start reading my book now. its an eight week course. maybe when im done.. or as im doing it i can write little book reports. i just looked at it, its broken into parts. so every four chapters ill be writing what ive learned or realized about myself, life, happiness.. whatever comes to mind. tomorrow, its reading and art with a little crocheting.