Last Saturday, December 18, 2010, was supposedly the BUSIEST DAY ALL YEAR at the
Mall of America
are we not the luckiest people to have this place? ;P
At the time I didn't know that, but I knew that I had three little things left to purchase and that I wanted to pick up some birthday invitations to send out. Boo Boo La La's birthday happens soquickly after the holidays I need to keep organized.
So because it was the only mall with all the stores I wanted under one roof - off to the Mall of America we went - with a backpack full of supplies to keep Boo Boo happy in case this took some time - the lines to BUY anything at the Mall of America are NOTORIOUS for being looooooooooong.
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Have you ever BEEN to the MOA? Let's pause to show you the Google Earth image of it so you know how HUGE it actually is...
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| Now THAT'S a Mall |
I keep a wristband with points on it in my wallet too - yes, there is an AMUSEMENT PARK inside this mall - it was Camp Snoopy, but do to some controversy it is now
NICKELODEON UNIVERSE
So you can do things like...
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Hug Diego... |
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| Turn around and hug Dora |
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| And then pose.. |
Or do as mommy suggests and go in Sponge Bob's bouncy house. I thought maybe, just maybe I would get a happy girl if we went in the bouncy house before we shopped...
Oh - by the way - that busy shopping day? I was moving under a charmed star that day. Both stores where I wanted a gift card had a special checkout for that with NO LINE and the third store had no line (not telling where or what I bought, people read this blog you know...) and lastly we got birthday invitations in RECORD time, and for a record price. Boo Me for not looking at the tag.
...we arrive at the Mall of America and I found parking in under five minutes and I begin to share my plan with Boo Boo.
ML: Babe, before we shop do you want to go in Sponge Bob's House.
BBLL: Sure! Then can I go on the swings too?
ML: We only have time for one thing today. Is that okay?
BBLL: Sure, can we come again some days too?
ML: How about some time around your birthday?
BBLL: YEAH! My birthday is after the holidays, right? Hey WAIT (she sees something...) Can we go on the log ride instead?
ML: ummmm, are you SURE you want to go on that? Look at it.
BBLL: YES, I want to go on the LOG RIDES!
Well there happend to be a LOOONG line at Sponge Bob's Pineapple In The MOA and NO line at the Log Chute so...
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| Oh yea, I am mom of the year... |
and I forked over $9.99 plus tax to prove it.
