Chillin' At The Mall

I hate the mall.  


I will try to avoid going there at all costs.  


When I do have to go, I try to get in and out as soon as possible.  Which is always fun to do when there are a million other people there.


Half of those million are under the age of 17, which means two things for me:


1. I will ALWAYS run into a student {and I always pray it won't be while I am looking at the adult section in Spencer's}.
2. I will get stuck behind a group of the Under-17's, who tend to walk slower than a turtle.


I can only hope that I didn't walk that slow at the mall when I was in high school.  Probably not, because I was either googly eyed over some cute boy or rushing to get some clothes at Wet Seal.


Half of the half million left {great math term} are those with children, so they make abrupt stops because their child has decided to have a tantrum right in the middle of the mall.  SO not their fault, but please move your child to the side as quickly as possible so the rest of us don't have to long jump over them and possibly spill our Orange Julius in the process.


The second half of the million people {can you believe I went to MIT?} {I didn't} are those like myself.  We want to get the HELL OUT OF THERE!!  We went in for a pair of pants and are now walking out with 6 bags because god forbid we have to come back to the mall before Christmas season.

Walk faster & get out of the way, people!  I need to get to Orange Julius!

My attitude toward the mall cracks me up because in my 6 5 4 years of high school, I probably went 3-4 times a month.  I LOVED the mall.  My friends and I could hang out without our dorky parents.  We could flirt with cute boys from other schools.  We could get an Orange Julius {well, at least one thing hasn't changed}.  I would spend HOURS looking through all the stores playing their cool music, which now I hear and think "turn it down!"


The only time I can now stand going to the mall is when I am on vacation.  That's because I get there 5 minutes before it officially opens with a strategic game plan and I know the Under-17's won't get there until I am about to leave {remember sleeping in until noon at that age?  Me neither, but that's a whole different blog post}.


So now that you know I am a crotchety old woman at the age of 31, get off my lawn you darn kids!

A to Z

I found this cool survey over at Janetha's blog and thought I'd give it a go.  

A is for age: 31.  Physically it is MUCH harder staying in shape than in my 20's.  Mentally though - 30+ rocks.  I am so much more confident in myself and proud of who I am {even with a few extra pounds}.

B is for breakfast today: Egg muffins.  Seriously the BEST & EASIEST weekday breakfast I have come up with!

C is for currently craving: Nothing.  I am super stuffed from dinner.  Which leads to....

D is for dinner tonight: Taco salad.  Made tacos like normal, but dumped mine on a bowl of lettuce with avocado and some greek yogurt.  Freaking amazing!

E is for favorite type of exercise: Bike riding.  It doesn't feel like a workout to me.  I'd better be saying running pretty soon, since I am training for my 1st 5k! 

F is for an irrational fear: My husband would tell me it is my fear of wasps {the bug, not the people}, but I stay it is totally rational.  Their stings hurt AND they can keep stinging.

G is for gross food: Spam. McDonald's. Jello molds with fruit {really Jello by itself}.

H is for hometown: Milpitas.  M-Town, baby!  A small CA city stuck between 2 bigger cities {Fremont & San Jose}.  Some people rag on it, but I would move back in a heartbeat...I loved growing up there.

I is for something important: The past few days it has been my Day Runner.  I have my meal plans, my training schedule until June and all my blog ideas in it.  I am back to being organized.

J is for current favorite jam: "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz.  I've only heard it twice, but I am head over heels in L-O-V-E with it!

K is for kids: None of my own {not sure if that will happen}, but I have the cutest, smartest, sweetest Godson.  

B trying out his new Cars blanket with Uncle Gary & Auntie Mo

We are also blessed with other amazing kids in our life.  We get to spoil them, then send them HOME!

And, of course, we have our 4-legged dog-ter, Sasha!

L is for current location:  My living room/den/dining room.  We live in a small town home, but it works for us at the moment.

M is for the most recent way you spent money: Groceries

N is for something you need: SLEEP!

O is for occupation: Activities Secretary at a high school.  BEST.JOB.EVER!!

P is for pet peeve: People who drive SLOW on the freeway.  My favorite George Carlin joke: "You drive like old people f*ck.  Slow and sloppy."  It gets me every time.  

Q is for a quote: "Failure IS an option. Do NOT make it yours!"

R is for random fact about you: I have 5 thumbs.  Or is it 6?  Wait, it's 2...totally random!

S is for favorite healthy snack: greek yogurt with blueberries and dried coconut

T is for favorite treat: That HUGE chocolate cake from Costco {not the whole thing}

U is for something that makes you unique: Ummm...I am drawing a blank.  My personality is VERY unique {I think}.

V is for favorite vegetable: Kale, Broccoli and Eggplant.

W is for today’s workout: Nothing.  I do not train on Monday.

X is for X-rays you’ve had: Hysterosalpingogram in 2009.  Worst.Pain.EVVVER!  Things should never go UP your fallopian tubes! I still want to cry when I think about this procedure.  Never again, I tell you.

Y is for yesterday’s highlight: Getting my training schedule and meal plan into my Day Runner.

Z is for your time zone: Pacific.  I am hating the fact that I lost an hour of sleep...it will take me at least a week to get back in a normal sleep pattern.

***Pick a letter {or 2} and play along below!***