First Trip to the Mall
Mood:  rushed
It was about 93 degrees and humid as ever, so what did Benjamin and I decide to do? Why go to the mall of course! So we got into our car and drove to the suburbs...what was suppose to be a quick little hour outing turned into about 3 hours of putzing around the mall, talking to more strangers in one day than I probably ever have in my life, and attempting to eat lunch with just my little son whimpering away because he wanted to be held.

When I say "talk to strangers" I really mean a bunch of old ladies and other women with children (not creepy old men strangers!)...it was nice to have some interaction with adults for a change during the day. Of course the only topics discussed were Ben, babies, habits of babies and other people's babies.

In good news, a Chik-Fil-A opened in our mall of choice...which is grrrreat! We discovered Chik-Fil-A while we were living in good old Georgia and have loved it ever since! Only problem is that it was primarily a southern based chain (as well as Sonic which we miss tremendously too). So good news: Chik-Fil-A is in Massachusetts! Since I didn't eat lunch, I got a meal and sat with Benny. It was nice to have his company while dining!

So I guess all the fears I had of a baby holding me back from doing "normal people things" has passed. I can still do mostly everything I used to be able to do, only it takes about 3 - 5 times the amount of time to accomplish it. But at least I have a little friend with me to keep me company! And now I just have to be on the lookout for elevators and handicapped ramps!