Drive It Like A Rental

Yes, that's a Mustang.
And yes, that's a rental.

We took a little vacation this last weekend.  The girls stayed with Mike's parents, Granny and Grandpa, while Mike and I galloped up to KC.  We left our Equinox (affectionately referred to as "the truck") with the girls (Granny and Grandpa drove, though), so we thought we'd have a little fun transportation.  I wussed out at 100 MPH.

They say opposites attract.   To some degree, that's true.  Mike is a pretty conservative driver. 
I'm not.
I blame my sister. 

I still remember the first time I rode with her on icy roads.  She fishtailed.  On purpose.  Until we got stuck in a snow drift.  She wanted me to get out and push -- and I was afraid she would drive off and leave me if I did (after all, she was my older sister).  I don't recall any more than that.

She drove us to school a lot of the time her senior nyear.  Drag racing in a fake-wood-sided station wagon is a lot more exciting than it sounds. 

At 21st and Maize, the intersection used to be a 4-way stop.  It went to four lanes right before the intersection -- and back down to two shortly after it.  Great for drag racing at the intersection...with a touch of chicken thrown in.  After all, you're going to run out of road if you're on the outside...But I digress.

(And my mother is now rolling her eyes and will soon tell me she's never been told any of these stories before......what, you thought my Monza lost the ability to shift into second for no reason?  Or didn't I ever tell you about that --- since I skipped second gear a lot of the time anyway.  Yeah, and I was proud that I could scratch in second when I did use it....but I digress further)

My driving has tamed a lot since those days. 

So we went on this vacation to KC.

We spent most of our time on the Plaza, at The Legends mall, or in the hotel.  It was a good trip!  We had some plumbing issues with the hotel the first night....but the manager made it right, so all's well that ends well.

We made it to The Cheesecake Factory to share a slice of 6-carb cheesecake.  YUMM

And yes, I took a picture of the actual piece of cheesecake....after we'd started eating.  Obviously I don't have a future in photography or product marketing -- but I do know where to find good cheesecake!

I only called Granny about 10 times to check on the girls.  Okay, that's a slight exaggeration.  But hey, I'm used to coming home late from work and having to peek at the girls in bed -- but I'm not used to not seeing them in the morning,. and not being able to peek in on them in bed!

They had a great time at Granny and Grandpa's.  I don't have pictures of that, so how about a couple of pictures of the girls at Outback with us from a few weeks ago, instead.  Totally unrelated to the vacation, but what would a post be without pictures of the girls?

Kayla

Megan

And yes, that is broccoli.  And no, it's not for me.  That's Megan's chewed-straw milk, too.
You see, I feed my girls a lot healthier than we eat.

So back to the vacation...

We also discovered that Harry and David's, in The Legends mall, has a section of sugar free candy.  Who knew?
There's a sports shop a couple doors from Harry and David's.  We ALWAYS find a couple of sports-themed outfits for the girls there and spend way to much for them.  This was the first time we didn't find anything worth splurging on.  Seriously.  The clothes in their size weren't anything to write home about.  I guess it's back to Ebay for me to find some new Jayhawk gear for them! 

Before we went into the Carter's store, I asked Mike, "So is it okay of I spend an obscene amount of money on the girls here?"  You see, every time I go to that store, I walk out with enough clothing for 6 girls.  At least that's how it seems.  Maybe it's because they sell onesie's in sets of 5 -- and I always had to get a pink set and a purple set.  And so on.

Well -- mark this one down on the calendar --- I went through the entire store and walked out without anything.  Not. One. Thing.

They had some cute fall clothes -- and I was tempted -- but nothing that knocked my socks off.  Especially since I don't know what size they'll be wearing then.  (I was sure they'd be in 18 months this summer --- but they're in anything from 18 months-2T, depending on the brand) 

We did get a pink and a purple coat from Osh Kosh -- and two shirt/short sets from the Gymboree outlet store, but that was it.  I must be growing up or something.

We went to a movie -- got there 30 minutes early, and watched commercials in the theater.  For 30 minutes.
After about 10 minutes, another couple walks in -- now there are 4 of us in the theater.  Where do they sit?  One seat away from me.  Seriously.   So for another 15 minutes or so, we were the only four there. 

Finally it movie start time.  Well, the advertised start time.  We got to see a preview -- and another commercial.  And another preview.  And another commercial.  We sat through another 20 minutes of as many commercials as there were previews.  It's not that bad in the theater in Wichita we normally visit -- and of course we don't get to do that often, so maybe I'm wrong.   We enjoyed it none the less though!

It was a really nice break to have some one-on-one time with my husband.  I sure do enjoy his company.  He makes me laugh like no one else.  He's definitely a keeper!

But the Mustang, we took back.