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| Attempting to get a picture of the children at Crown Center |
Sometimes pictures can be deceiving. It is so tempting to weed thru the pictures and post the select few that show NonaJane with a clean face and groomed hair, the pictures with Jack laughing and the sun glinting off the grass just right. But then sometimes you look back and think "I remember that day... but I don't remember it like that." So since this blog is about "making memories" it wouldn't be fair of me to only post the pretty side. Someday these might just make me smile or laugh even more than the 'pretty' ones.
Last weekend we took
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| "Just sit STILL!" |
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| Don't we look happy? |
Jack and NonaJane to Union Station and Crown Center. The plan was to have a fun-filled holiday spirit kind of Saturday. A day of hot chocolate, Christmas lights, special treats, seeing Santa etc. etc. The day started out great with Mrs. Claus's story time. We mailed our letter to Santa, painted a Christmas craft, and checked out all the model trains.. but then things started to go sour. The hot chocolate burned the crap out of my tongue, the crowds started encroaching, the stroller kept hanging up on things and people started to get in the way. Then Adam announced he was hungry (this is NEVER good). We decided to head over to Crown Center and try to grab some lunch at one of the fun restaurants (Fritz's or something). Of course when we got there the crowds were excessive which meant crazy lines and crazy waits. The line to see Santa was similar to that scene in "The Christmas Story". To top it off, it was NonaJane's nap time. Adam was melting down with hunger, NonaJane was melting down in fatigue, Jack was melting down because he wanted to eat at Fritz's... and
then I lost it. "That's it! This is NOT fun. Let's GO!" So I stormed thru the crowded halls with a stroller full of screaming children and an angry looking husband. On our way out of downtown the clouds parted and the sun shone down on "Denny's". We took a seat (without a wait) ordered some pancakes and burgers, and had ourselves a merry little lunch.
So that was the truth of our day. But somehow, I have enough 'pretty' pictures that I could have easily made the day look like it was all marshmallows and candy canes. But I guess I felt like remembering this day exactly how it was. Because even though at the time I felt bitter and annoyed... looking back it really didn't seem all that bad after all.
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| Exhausted, forced out of a nap... for some pancakes at Denny's |
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