Nice to meet you on this last-minute-planned-surprise-the-hubby birthday trip.
Let's see. First we checked into the hotel. That was fun because it meant getting this munchkin out of the car. If you'd have experienced the last fifteen minutes of the car ride, you would understand why this is a highlight.
Then we accidentally stumbled upon the first-ever Target. I guess people in Minnesota don't know that there are Targets everywhere, because when we told the cop tonight that we had a Target card (long story that I'll get to in a second), he says, "You have Targets in Kansas?!" like it was the craziest thing he'd ever heard. Anyway.
There was a drive-by of Ikea. I guess that was kind of exciting since I've only ever seen an Ikea one other time, but it would be much more exciting if we would have had the time to actually GO there. Then again I would probably be broke now.
And some nice dinner out, a trip to Mall of America, the Minnesota Children's Museum and so on and so forth. You know, all the touristy stuff.
And then we went for a leisurely walk around the lake. And then we got our car broken into. And then we got packed up and I sent Tim to the store for Oreos and got the kids in bed and - OH - right, the car.
Apparently people will break into a car in the middle of daylight in a very affluent neighborhood with people EVERYWHERE. Who knew?! And that fact that there are two car seats in the back and the thing they steal is a DIAPER BAG makes no difference to thieves. I don't know that I mentioned it on this blog before, but about three weeks ago my wallet was stolen at a Children's Zoo. What is WRONG with people?! I am beyond sick over this. I'm angry and hurt and violated and...I just feel stupid. Naive and stupid. As the cop said, this should make for a windy drive home tomorrow.
Ugh.
Minneapolis, I hope we can meet again on better terms.
You. Are. Kidding. Me. (The car thing.) So sorry that people have violated you TWICE within a month! People are sick! Unbelievable.
ReplyDeleteGlad you and your family had a good time in Minneapolis despite the craziness. How was the Children's Museum? We love children's museums! And the Mall of America? We've never been!
I hate that this happened to you...again! I have a friend with a similar, sad story out of Lawrence...her car was broken into (parked in front of her house), and the thing that was stolen? Her breast pump. Seriously, people? Of course, in that case, the last laugh was on the thief. He didn't get what he was counting on (photography equipment? A laptop?), because after unzipping the bag and seeing the contents (which I'm sure he didn't recognize the value of), he chucked it in a backyard a few houses down.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I do want to hear more about the good parts of your trip. :)
So sorry your car got broken into. People amaze me. I'll be praying that you'll have some peace of mind through this and you go about canceling your cards and keeping an eagle-eye watch over your accounts (AGAIN!).
ReplyDeleteThanks girls! Gerri, the Children's Museum was AMAZING. It was also draining, but Ben had more fun than I've ever seen him have. We were there for four hours and still didn't see everything!
ReplyDeleteI'll post REAL pictures (not from the cell phone) and a REAL story about the fun we had once we make it home...if we ever make it home. :)
Ugh! That totally sucks! I'm sorry this happened when you were here.
ReplyDeleteWe found your diaper bag (actually my husband spotted it in the bushes). I don't know if anything was missing and it took awhile to peice together who it belonged to, but I utilized all my sluething skills from years of Nancy Drew mysteries and Murder She Wrote to figure out your full name (sorry I had to open the thank you cards) and that you are from Kansas and what Church you go to...also that you had been to MN recently. With that info my husband found your Myspace and subsequently your Facebook (I already sent a message) and finally this blog that confirmed that we were on the right track. We haven't been able to find a phone number so if anyone sees this post and can contact you before you check your Facebook then hopefully we can give you back your diaper bag before you leave town...is it too late?? Call me at 763-432-7855 or 612-310-1520 Sorry MN treated you so poorly:( Shauna
ReplyDeleteI am so speechless and cannot possibly thank you enough! That you retrieved my bag and then spent so much time tracking me down has restored my faith in humanity a hundred times over. THANK YOU! :)
ReplyDeleteAnne, that is CRAZY about the breast pump! I once had a bra stolen during a car break-in in high school. I always thought that was funny but the breast pump tops them all. I would love to see the thief's face when he/she realized what it was!
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