It's a Zoo Out There

You may have noticed I've been away (you did, didn't you????) Actually I am STILL away; sitting here in my comfy hotel bed, laptop on my er, well, lap to finally write about what I've been up to.

Or down to.

Down to the US of A. Again. With Daughter. Again.

We're back in Minneapolis for a week... spending copious amounts of time and money at the Mall of America. Again.

I must say, Tuesday and Wednesday the Mall was pretty quiet; it was wonderful. But yesterday? It was a Zoo.

As usual, we crawled out of bed early to get a good start on the busy day.

After brekkie at IHOP,

we joined the rest of the herd over at the Mall, running around to catch the bestest of deals.

It was crazy; the crowds were growing significantly by mid-day. But that didn't stop us. We made sure we got to all the stores we could. After walking around four levels of hundreds of shops all day, my feet were killing me.

By 9 pm,, I found myself yawning uncontrollably - it was definitely time to return to our hotel, especially since the Mall was closing anyway...

But bedtime would have to wait until after relaxing in the hotel hot-tub; luckily, we had it all to ourselves as we soaked our tender tootsies.

Soon it was time to hit the sack once more.... we needed our rest, for another day of shopping awaited us in the morning.

Yep, it sure has been fun... a whole week acting like shopping animals.

Which reminds me.... we went to the Minnesota Zoo too.