Tuesday, August 14

Good Day

Today started out by dispersing my children to various friends' homes, so this mom could have some friend time, too! **Thanks to Erika, Sarah S., & Suzy!!** Kenli, Casey, and I finally made that super important trek to the new Portland mecca, a.k.a. Ikea. I'm not sure it is very good store for me and my pursuit of contentment, but it's fun to peruse and dream! Next we picked up A'Doisha and headed out for the capital of Oregon - no, not Salem - the Nike campus! After some giddy interactions with large, worn-out basketball shoes and talk of Steve Prefontaine, Alberto Salazaar, Nolan Ryan and the like, we headed over to the employee store - thanks to A'Doisha's dad. One oversized load of Nike gear later, we went for icing on the cake. Tattoos and Piercings. What?? Yep, I watched one good friend get a tasteful Trinity-knot tat on her foot and another get a lovely miniature diamond in her nose. I won't tell you that the only reason I didn't get a tattoo was because the guy couldn't get the picture right, and I would have gotten a second post in one ear had we had more time. Mid-life crisis at 35 or just relaxing a bit in life? Verdict's still out.

4 comments:

kaelea said...

This leaves me wondering what Lori would have gotten done at the tattoo/piercing parlor if only she'd been back from sabbatical!?!?

Sounds like a great day - I'm glad you had fun!

Jessica said...

man, i really want a trinity-knot tat. but alas i am not only a chicken, but a cheapskate to boot...
i'm glad you had such a great day!

Unknown said...

We were at mecca once and a group of kids were oogling over a pair of Charles Barkley shoes on displays. "Size 16" one of the kids said, "that's bigger than a loaf of bread!"

Allison said...

I'm too fickle for a tattoo and too lazy for another post in my ear. Those adventures I leave to my husband. HA!