On July 16th Mom and I took off work and headed to Nashville to do what we do best... shop!!! We both have been "out of the mood" lately, so I'm not sure what is wrong with us, but we got a yearly dose in one day! We left at 9am, drove to Bowling Green to run in Kohls, but first I wanted to fuel up, check my tire pressure, and clean my windshield. Since I wanted to get this gas station event over and done with so we could continue on our shopping spree, I asked Mom to pump my gas and I would check my tires and take care of my filthy windshield. All of a sudden, I hear Mom say, "I can't get this gas cap off." I walked over and tried. I thought she turned it the wrong direction and it was on too tight, but it wasn't. I could not turn it AT ALL. A man working at the gas station had been watching (great) and came over to see what problem we were having. He tried for a minute or two and low and behold... he just had to lift up. WHAT?! We were turning with all our might and all it needed was a lift? We laughed so hard, which wasn't the last time for the day! We shopped at Kohl's and headed back down I-65 South. Finally, almost to Opry Mills Mall. This was my first time in this mall. I had been to the Opry show and the ICE! sculpture during Christmas, which are in this area, but not the mall. How weird for me, right? We went in with the handy dandy map I printed off, which we pulled out ONCE, and began in the Apple Barn store/restaurant. Their stuff was so country and adorable! I didn't find much at all in the stores, but found myself wrapped up in Black Lion. This store was like a mini peddlers mall. It was all new items, but there were so many different cubicles/booths. I had so much fun looking in there. They have a lot of home decoration items, polka dot wallets, purses, pictures, baby stuff, oh my! HOLD UP! While looking in this store, I came to a strange conclusion... am I becoming a more domesticated lady?? NO... I am having more fun looking at home stuff than clothing! That's when it hit me... well, enough of that! Umm humm... Mom drug me out of there (no, not kicking and screaming), but close... she was hungry. OK, I was, too, but I was in an amazing store. We looked at a few more places and crashed our hungry booties in TGIFridays! Boy was that good. Once we got our belly's full, we headed to the few stores left and dragged butt to the car. We were wore out. On the way home, we had to stop to buy paint for Rex. My Tom Tom could not locate a Home Depot or Lowes in BG, so we went to Wal Mart and there stood Lowes. Great idea, Mom! A man helped us put the 5 gallon bucket of paint in the small back seat of an overloaded shopping bag Mustang... Thanks for the help! I had to check out their Target and bought more stuff and Mom tried on some hot bathing suits! Finally back in the car and it was Mom's turn to drive and make a pit stop in Munfordville at Sonic for Rex. Mom ordered a slushie so she wanted me to take over again. When we switched, there was a couple watching our every move. I bet they thought I was some 16 year old begging my mother to drive the Mustang. That made me feel young again... because I do remember those times. Our adventure was definitely entertaining, as I had to leave out some details, but we were glad to be home at nearly 10pm. I am so thankful we still have the best time together and hope to continue making great memories as mother and daughter. Maybe I'll add a little girl to the picture someday to make the adventure even more entertaining and interesting. And, if it's a boy, he will just have to learn to shop with mommy and (whatever Mom wants to be called) on occasion!
