Pam was up at 5:30 a.m. this morning to walk Clarabel. I was hoping to join her, but my eyes would not stay open that early. We did eventually get going and had a very enjoyable day. My posts today on facebook in case you missed them were:
"Women be shopping!" and "I'm exhausted from all the shopping (and so are the funds)."
When we got back to Pam's and were carrying the packages into our bedroom, I started to say to Mary that we were going to '...have to consolidate bags', but before I could say 'consolidate,' she said, "...get a bigger room??"
On our way to St. Louis Mills shopping today, we stopped at Barnes & Noble and the Home Goods store--that was after our breakfast stop at Starbucks, of course. Mid Rivers Mall and the Justice store in O'Fallon were also among our shopping stops today. Books, jewelry, clothing, shoes, and kitchen gadgets are just a sampling of the many fun purchases we made today. (Note to husband: could you scoot on over to Western Union and wire us some more money? Thanks!)
The food court at the Mills provided a great lunching place. Pam ordered from Panda Express and Mary and I selected cheeseburgers, fries, and a shake from Johnny Rockets.
On tap for our evening's entertainment was a trip to America's Incredible Pizza Company in St. Peters. The all-you-can-eat buffet features pizza, pasta, soup, salad and a variety of desserts. There are four themed dining rooms to sit down and eat in. Mary chose the Starlite Drive-in where the Elvis movie "Speedway" was playing on the big screen.
The complete indoor playground at Incredible Pizza gave us the opportunity to try out our skills at go-karts, bumper cars, glow-in-the-dark mini golf, mini bowling, and over 100 arcade games. Matt raced the Go-Karts while Pam and Mary and I tried out the Route 66 Mini Golf--or Mary's version of golf which includes a shuffleboard/soccer-type style of golfing I don't believe is legal play. Next, Mary and I gave each other whiplash in the bumper car arena. Pam decided to just document the experience with pictures and video rather than partaking in the action. In bowling, Pam taught Mary about the "granny style" method of rolling the ball down the alley. And before we knew it, they were turning up the lights and announcing that the game room would be closing. We had a great time, and we're hoping to go again one more time before we leave the St. Louis area.
On the way back to Pam and Matt's, we voted that a stop at Baskin Robbins was absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, they were out of my favorite flavor--Chocolate Mousse, so I had to settle for a hot fudge sundae with Pralines 'n Cream ice cream--the sacrifices I've had to make on this trip--oy vey!
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