I absolutely love the feeling of walking out of those "National Data Buoy Center - Data Assembly Center" doors and into sweet-freedom (3-5 days of it!!). It makes work appetizing knowing that each day brings you closer and closer to a mini-vacation. Mmm.
This past week's vacation destination: The lovely city of Mobile, Alabama... Knollwood Apartments to be exact.
I got off work last Wednesday's night around 6:30pm, drove back to the apartment, changed, ran (running? almost didn't remember what it was), and just took it easy the rest of the night. Fred asked me to come over Thursday afternoon, so I pulled out of Picayune around 1:30pm Thursday. I had to stop by the mall in Mobile to get something for Miranda's upcoming shower in North Carolina. In great pursuit of a big clock, I found a good deal on one at Kirklands. Sick of shopping (and spending money), I drove west across Airport Blvd, took a left at University Blvd, a right onto Grelot, then a left onto Knollwood Drive.... passed the Circle K, passed the church, and turned into the first entrance into Knollwood Apartments. It was near 4:30pm at the time, and Fred was not to be off work for another 30ish minutes. Planning on going across the street to Cottage Hill Park and sweating in the car, I decided to park in the shade at Fred's apartments, roll down the windows, and read. Fred showed up soon enough!
Thursday night: We went into the apartment, sat down, and talked for a while. Then it was running time... at the park across the street. (drool... I love that place and the fact that Fred is simply 50 steps away from it!) We then came in, took a shower, and headed to Tropical Smoothie Cafe off of Schillinger for dinner! (such a sentimental place with great, great food). We came back... and I think that was about it that night. NO! We went to Walmart after TSC. Fred, who NEVER EVER looks at sweet things, wanted to walk by the cakes. Only wanting a chocolate cake with buttercream icing, we walked by and only found one thing that fit the description: a small piece for $2.50. Fred scoffed at the price, and I begged to buy it for him. "Jaclyn, that's over priced. No, you're not buying that. I will not eat it!" ... after much contemplation, I decided I would give up my stubborn nature and walk away. With Fred being the one that needed to go to Walmart to get groceries and a few items for me to make dinner Friday night, I ended up being the big spender... got a much needed vacuum cleaner for the apartment because my 20-buck one was just not cutting it!
Friday... eventful Friday: Fred got up and went to work around 8:30ish... supposedly for only 2 hours. I wanted to run to Target while he was gone, but he called around 9:20 and asked me to run his wallet out the him (someone forgot it). So I ended up not going anywhere, walked downstairs and handed him his wallet, showered, and cleaned up his place a little bit... why? because I could. He got back shortly after noon, and we headed out to shop around for numerous things. But the most important thing was finding some sort of solution for a 16 gal fish tank that Fred has been wanting to set up....
So we started the day with a quick trip to our new favorite place, B&B Pet shop (Cottage Hill Road... I love my roads). We played with the hamsters (lol), and one actually bit Fred this time... which almost resulted in the little guy being flung across the store as Fred's reactions kicked in. This made us laugh even harder. I would not own one, but we have such a good time pestering those critters. We then picked up gravel for the tank, browsed through the fish, and found two cool Cory-Cats (mini-mini-catfish, they have become my favorite!) Fred already owns three of them, and I think I was there to help him pick all three out!! So we found two more,but Fred wanted to wait to get them. So we purchased gravel and a tank decorative thing and headed to Lowes to check out bookcase ideas.
With that much weight from the tank and water, Fred knew that he needed something extra sturdy. So he originally went to purchase wood and build his own device. But not wanting to rush into it without thinking it through, we left Lowes and went to a local fruit stand for apples then to Target to look at more bookcase ideas.... nothing. We went back to the apartment, dropped off the stuff, debated on playing tennis but the rain prevented that from happening. Fred looked up bookcases on Walmart.com and found a good one! I, really wanting him to put this whole thing together, was like, "Fred, I'll drive back to Walmart to get it!" He, laughing at me at my eagerness to get this tank up and running, was game. We drove to another Walmart and found it!
Friday night: Still raining = no tennis. Fred put the bookcase together, while watching an episode of Season 1 of LOST (he's going back through them again). I cooked dinner while he did that... and we ate it and watched "The Adjustment Bureau." End of night.
Saturday: Woke up around 5am to the sound of Fred's neighbors outside... and someone was mad. Fred was in his room with the sound maker on; but being in the living room on the couch, I heard it all. Someone (loud-mouthed black girl) was mad because someone else was drunk, and she was yelling "you go home. get out of my house. (insert abundant profanity)" Being disturbed by the whole thing, it took me a while to go back to sleep. Fred woke me up around 8am, and he made blueberry pancakes shortly after (with blueberries from my bush back home). They... were.... phenomenal!
After breakfast, it was a rush to get ready to leave for the beach. Fred drove to Daphne to Brian/Nissi's house, so we could all go together. The whole point of the weekend was hang out with these guys before they leave for Idaho for 2+ years... sad. It was a perfect beach day, not hot at all! We stayed out in the water for what seems like for hours. Fred and Brian threw my football around. Nissi and I talked. Fred flung me through the air. We hung out on the beach to dry off. And Fred and I both were oddly sun burnt the next morning... always happens to me. We finished the day with a drive back to Daphne and satisfying Nissi's request for BBQ at Moes BBQ in Daphne (grrrrrrrreat food) ---Aunt Susan, I recommend it next time you guys are in Daphne. :)
We got back to Fred's apartment after 8pm, and I was sooo tired. I took the first shower while Fred did stuff around the apartment. With my eyes red, I laid down on the couch... that was it for me. I was out like a light bulb.
****BEDTIME: to be finished later*****
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