Adventures in MN

Tonight we went to the Mall of America and ate at Bubba Gump’s Shrimp Co. It was fun; the atmosphere was very friendly and our food was quite tasty. I bought a t-shirt and a keychain (okay, so I’m a sucker for souveniers, even though I live here).

We walked around the mall for a while and did a little bit of shopping (not a whole lot, we’ve got important stuff for the apartment we need to save up for). J bought a huge black light, a black light poster, and some incense. He also bought me a Sweeney Todd poster. ♥ I’m starting a collection of movie posters.

I’m SO exhausted. I’m sorry my blog’s been so boring lately; that’s just how life’s been.

Ick.

I have a stomach bug. It hurts. Bleh.

In other news, I’m pretty proud of myself. I’ve started exercising again. J & I like to go for walks; when it’s nice outside, we walk around town.. and when it’s rainy/cold/windy, we walk around the Mall of America. And boy, is THAT a work out! Hopefully it’ll start paying off and I can shed some of these extra pounds I gained during the winter.

I’m watching The Golden Compass right now. It’s a really neat concept, but I’m afraid I can’t seem to follow it. I think I’ll read the book.

Anyway, I’m gonna get going. It’s been a long day.

Whew..

I’ve gotten quite a bit done with the site, but I’m not sure if I completely love it or not yet. But it’s 4AM and I’ve been working my butt off on this place.

Any comments/complaints/suggestions/etc?

Working on a new theme!

Obviously. :]
Please be patient with me while I work out all the kinks and stuff!

♥

Also: You need to click the entry title in order to leave comments! If anybody can help me fix this, please let me know! Thanks!

Ugh, Minnesota, you’re killing me.

I’ve been living in this state for what, 3 weeks now? I lost track. I don’t know. But aside from the Mall of America, I’ve had nothing but HORRIBLE shopping experiences in this state. I’m hoping that will change soon. Anyway, here goes - the first experience was at Walmart here in Bloomington. It’s pathetic. It’s jumbled up (as in their electronics are next to the milk! YAY!), it’s messy, it’s packed, and it’s scary. Plus the cashiers are the most unfriendly bunch I’ve ever seen. I mean, really, people.. I was a cashier for over two years, and while I hated my miserable job, I didn’t show it at work. I especially didn’t purse my lips and look grouchy at the customers. Bleh. So J and I have decided we’re going to drive OUT OF TOWN to a better Walmart. Which is ridiculous, because THIS town, of all other towns in this STATE, having the Mall of America and everything, you would THINK would have a decent Walmart. I mean, really.

And then the second experience was at a grocery store down the road from our apartment. We couldn’t do our usual jumbled-together shopping at Walmart since their grocery section consisted of pizza rolls and bread (I kid you not), so we had to find an actual grocery store. Like whoa. Anyway, we find one, and we go inside.. and the prices are ridiculous. But I suck it up and deal with it because we’re pretty much broke until next Friday, and can’t continue to eat out every night, so I NEED TO BUY GROCERIES. We spend $113 on stuff for the next week, after dealing with yet ANOTHER grouchy cashier, and various other stupid people throughout the store.

I hate to sound so.. negative. But really. Way to go, Minnesota. Way to make a girl who just uprooted herself from her home state question why she moved here in the first place. If J weren’t here, and if he didn’t have an awesome job that KEEPS him here, I’d drag my butt and his back to Wisconsin. RAWR.

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Sorry, everyone. I’m just terribly homesick. So everything is pushing my buttons. I miss my mom. And my dad. And my friends. All I have over here is Jason, and one of my cousins (who happens to live less than 20 minutes away, thank goodness). I feel terrible, because right before I moved, one of my best friends told me she was pregnant, and I’m the godmother. I promised her I’d go to all of her appointments with her, and now I can’t. I moved away. I’m going to miss most of her pregnancy, if not all of it.. with gas prices what they’re currently at.

I really wanted to go home for Mother’s Day, but it looks like I have to wait until next weekend. I don’t know. We’ll see. At least one good thing has happened… I GOT MY TAX REBATE! $300, baby. And I wasn’t even expecting it, because I didn’t get a slip in the mail like everyone else I know did. How awesome is that?!

Once again, I’m sorry I’m a Debbie Downer (LOL I had a Chemistry teacher who used that phrase all the time); please excuse me. It’ll get better. It’s just been a rough week, with the move and all sorts of stuff going on.

I hope everyone has a FANTASTIC Friday; I’m so excited for the weekend! What are your plans? Is anybody doing anything special for Mother’s Day?