Being Veteren’s Day, I had the day off from work, so Yara and I went to waste some time at Crossgates. It was a pretty normal mall trip: we made a kid cry, we made others super happy, we got asked the same questions nine thousand times. It was actually really crowded, though. I hadn’t really thought about the fact this is one of the few days off parents and children share before the holidays start. People kept walking into me and Yara and by the time I’d even started trying to shop I was already more than ready to go home. We did stop in to say hi to Jean at Penney’s and no, she still hasn’t hung up the portraits. Oh, well.

It was really amusing at the Portrait Studio, though, which almost made up for it. There were a ton of families there getting holiday photos taken and a slew of kids in an assortment of red and green dresses and sweaters. It was really too adorable to stand. And completely belied the atmosphere because every single one of those kids were very much not pleased to be there or be in their holiday best or waiting have their picture taken or to seeing my dog or whatever. Honestly, if the mob of parents weren’t standing their steely-faced, I would have been rolling on the floor. It was truly the highlight of my day. I think that makes me a bad person, but it’s the truth.

Hmm, I thought I had more to post about, but now that I’m sitting here typing it out I’ve completely forgotten most of it. Eh, another time I guess. I’m going to go watch my new Blu-ray. :-)