I had a girl's day out. It wasn't planned.
The day started with me running around like a crazy mother, buying things required before the boy child went to Rugby. There were phone calls to make, people to check in on and a dinner to get in the slow cooker.
It was tipping down rain, making it difficult to see for any great distance-- which is the perfect moment to get on a busy A road (kind of like a highway but there's roundabouts every few miles) so, required purchases made, I swam my American beast onto one of those A roads and headed for Norwich.
As the rain pelted the windows, Miss Ky and I had a lovely Micky D's lunch before shopping at Crafts-R-Us*. Which reminds me--
I haven't been in the States for awhile.
Does your golden arches have Deli Sandwiches there?
We have a Thai Sweet Chili Chicken sandwich that I always get and curry sauce for the fries. Do you have that yet?
Miss Ky got a Yoda Star Wars box with her happy burger meal and a black currant fruit shoot (I know you don't have those). The toy included was an R2D2 light that shines an image when the button is pushed. As she was happily aiming her little light on the table, one image came up and she shouted, "Look! It's Jesus".
It was actually princess Leia, but who am I to correct a budding genius?
A quick mention to the young adult children of the man that kept talking to me. I know you were embarrassed and dying of humiliation because he was so bold to talk to me about toilets in America, but I found him thoroughly charming.
Miss Ky and I then went shopping for some finishing touches for our tree with the promise of a new bag of chocolate coins (since the Princess had spilled her bag in the McBurger's* car park --that was before her balloon floated away, she's still whinging about that)
It was nice being unavailable for anyone but my toddler for a few hours. Nice that she didn't have to plant herself down in front of a cartoon character determined to make her fluent in Spanish while I had phone attached to one ear.
I'm going to schedule in more girl days out from now on.
When's the last time you spontaneously took a day off from your normal routine?
*seriously, I have to mention that these are not the real names?
"Look! It's Jesus".
ReplyDeleteIt was actually princess Leia, but who am I to correct a budding genius?
OMG! What a wonderful moment - and plenty hilarious too.
♥ Casa Hice
"We have a Thai Sweet Chili Chicken sandwich that I always get and curry sauce for the fries."
ReplyDeleteWe sure don't have any of that here but it sounds yummy.
"When's the last time you spontaneously took a day off from your normal routine?"
ReplyDeleteWhat in the world are you talking about? I have no idea what you mean? Spontaneity? What's that? Time off from my normal routine? What is this day off you speak of?
I wish our day had gone that well.
ReplyDeletei totally need one of those days...smiles.
ReplyDeleteAw...sounds like you had fun. I'm glad you got a chance to get away for a bit.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely day, I feel the need for a mummy and K day soon!
ReplyDeleteMy answer to your question: maybe never. Golly, I'm making myself sad now.
ReplyDeleteNow, what was so special about American toilets?
i do not go to that place to eat. Emergency only so I don't know.
ReplyDeleteRoutine? I need some of that i have been running amuck.
Yup, you definitely don't want to squash a blossoming genius, but that was totally hilarious.
ReplyDeleteI quit doing Macky D's once the kids got old enough to go on their own, lol. I lost 20 pounds too...
;-)