Mall of America, HERE I COME!!

I ate lunch today with a woman who lives in Minneapolis and is commuting to where I work on a temporary basis. I told her when I think of Minneapolis, two things come to mind 1) The Mall of America and 2) Mary Tyler Moore. (Sometimes I say things out loud and then begin to wish I had a better inner dialogue.) Anyway, I figured she was pretty familiar with the Minneapolis airport and sought her advice because that’s where our layover is for 4 hours before we depart for Honolulu….and GUESS WHAT!!!! There is a tram from the airport to the Mall of America and it only takes 15 minutes to get there!!!! No doubt, I am riding that tram to the mall, taking a spin on the indoor roller coaster, and then heading straight back to the airport….Just to say I did. Beats waltzing around the airport gift shop for 4 hours, doesn’t it? Is it weird that I’m almost more excited about that than I am Hawaii??I went to Dick’s Sporting Goods after work to pick up gear for soccer practice on Monday (yes, Chris and I are playing on a soccer team…something I haven’t done since kindergarten). Our team is “See Blue” and we’re gonna be pretty awesome. Our first practice is Monday night, the night before we fly out, so I wanted to go ahead and get my shin guards. I was thinking about skipping the cleats b/c I’m cheap, but Dick’s has the coolest deal going…..You can get youth soccer cleats, a ball, shin guards, and socks for $39.99. And, since I have the smallest feet in the world for someone who is 5′7″, the kid shoes fit. Score!!!!

I then ventured over to the water sports section and, low and behold, there was a Body Glove wetsuit shirt thingy on sale. Now, never before in my life would I ever have a reason to get such a thing, but..........I want to take surfing lessons in Hawaii and I think the shirt would make me look like I know what I'm doing, so I got it too. I'm such a dork.

Thanks, Dicks!