We made it to the city today and had a surprisingly meltdown-free day!
We started off with a cookie visit with one of my second cousins and her daughter and puppy. Dekker was scared of the little dog at first but warmed up eventually and wandered around a bit on his own, which he doesn’t tend to do in new places.
We hit Value Village after that. I know, I sound like a VV addict with the amount I go. However, the one flaw in the system is their return policy. No returns or refunds, but you can do an exchange as long as its within the week. I bought something last week that didn’t work out so I went back and we swapped it out for a new work hoodie for Brady, some adorable flats for me, and a tank top that is belly-friendly. I get annoyed by maternity clothes here because theres so little selection around here. Plus, $40 for a tank top doesn’t sit well with me. So I’m finding all these cute tank tops and t shirts that are a looser style with a band at the bottom. Not a style I’ve ever worn but I figure it’ll work for having a belly and not wanting everyone to see its underside. Right? Anyway, at VV, the lady in front of us in line made a large purchase and got this card stamped a bunch of times. I guess she filled the card and that qualified her for 30% off her next purchase, and she turned around and gave it to us!!! I actually felt kind of bad that we had so little with us. If I would have known we’d have that card, I would have picked up those amazing Le Chateau heels I fell in love with but was responsible and left on the shelf. Sigh. Either way, after the swap, VV ended up paying us $1.04 and we left happy.
Superstore was just Superstore. Nothing too riveting. We got out of there paying less than $70 which is pretty huge. Costco was the big money today. Baby week!!! For anyone who doesn’t already know, Costco wipes and diapers are on huge sale right now! Wipes were $4.50 off and diapers were $8.00 off! Huge savings! We bought wipes for family and two big boxes of diapers for us. I love baby week at Costco. We also went at sample time and man, they were good today! Mini eggs, Garlic toast, teryaki sauce on sausage, popcorn, broccoli cheese soup, etc. I know, they don’t sound yummy together but they were all super delicious. One of my favorite parts of grocery shopping with Dekker is going through the line. I would never have thought that would be the case, but our little boy gets sooo much attention!!! They just fawned over him! Literally, once everything was rang through and we were walking away, I could still hear the ladies gushing. I love when other people love him.
We quickly grabbed something to eat before we left. Costco food is just way too good, all the time. So we ate a few pieces of pizza and then headed to leave. We stopped at those people who have to check your receipts, and our lady drew a little guy on the back of ours for Dekker. He loved it! Thank you, Costco people, for going the extra mile for him!
Dekker slept the entire drive home as we expected. He was a total champ, and even slept another 45 minutes after we got home. Then he ate and played all evening, totally gung-ho until a half hour after his bedtime! I know, I know, don’t keep a sick kid up late. But he’s actually woken up in the night the last couple of days, coughing and crying, so we are trying to tire him out a bit more I guess. Plus it was just refreshing to see him play and not be miserable. I also had a really great phone date with a friend this evening. Its amazing how some friends can just pick right back up after not being in contact for months. So blessed to have the friends I have <3
It was a totally good day. I’m completely exhausted somehow tho. So ready for a bath and snacks. Been craving grapes for days, but when I was squeezing them at Superstore (ya, I like really hard grapes, sue me) a woman came by and warmed me that they’re really sour right now. So, kiwis for a snack tonight. I’m on board.