Today felt a little cabin fevery, again. I think its going to be a sickness until its easier to get outside and not be met with either a flood or a snowdrift. We’ll get there. As I was perusing Facebook today, I saw that Starbucks was celebrating Earth Day by offering free brewed coffee or tea when a patron brought in a reusable travel mug! So Dekker and I celebrated Earth Day by burning several litres of fuel and heading to the city to take advantage of their generous offer. Of course, we had to run a few errands, otherwise that would just result in a super expensive coffee, lol 🙂
So we hit Lawson Mall first and grabbed a tea for me and a coffee to bring to Brady later. I then ducked into Telus to ask a question about my phone. The girl working there remembered us from when we bought out phones. She’s super pretty, and kind of a tough girl it seems, but she craned over the counter to flirt with Dekker, saying that she remembers us because she just really likes him. She told us he was one of her favorite kids 🙂 I’m sure she was just being polite but I felt very proud of him in that moment. He should be amongst people’s favorite kids, because I think he is absolutely tops! Not to mention he kept his sunglasses on the the whole time we were in the mall so he was just stylin’.
We did a lap of the mall to get some extra exercise and then headed back to the car to go find Brady and bring him coffee. He’s working in an area that I’ve only been to once before but I found it all by myself! Pretty proud, but considering the first time I went he gave me wrong directions, I had to sort of fend for myself, so its a bit more engrained in my mind. Brady came and sat in the car for a few minutes to drink his coffee and catch up. While we were chatting, the Daytona Homes salesman walked past and told Brady he better get business cards soon because they were getting TONS of compliments on the finishing work in the show home that Brady worked on 😀 That was a much-needed compliment in the moment for sure! So as I blog, I’m also putting together Bradys first business cards! Very exciting!!
Dekker and I left Rosewood just as a grader was fixing up the terrible road leading out of the neighbourhood. Yay! We hit Costco last and picked up milk, Cherrios, goldfish, and bananas. Again, we were singled out because of Dekker. As I unloaded by groceries, the cashier seemed to get really excited. She said “I saw you walk by earlier and thought, ‘He is so cute! I hope they come through my till!'” I know I’ve said it a hundred times, but I am always so blown away when people pay so much attention to Dekker. I mean, family and friends dote on him, but they kind of have to, right? A cashier at Costco has no tie to me or my family, and therefore has no obligation to engage my son in conversation. I love when people do. Warm fuzzies.
Now we’re home, the little one is napping, and I am getting off my feet for a few minutes to complete this entry, the business cards, and probably whoop Spider Solitaire’s butt a few times. After that, I’ll maybe do some dishes so my house isn’t ridiculous when my mom comes to visit tomorrow. No more cabin fever for me! It was a beautiful day to get outside with my son, accomplish a few things, and then be able to come home and not have tons left to do until my doctors appointment on Friday.
Today is a good day.