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so i was oot and aboot yesterday at target, basically b/c i just needed to get out of the house. i was looking at some maternity clothes, b/c i like the target brand (liz lange). side note: i found some rad cargo-ish pants, but i just cannot justify spending that much on one article of clothing, for they were NOT on sale or clearance. i did find a pair of pants for $7, but when i tried them on, they were so tight as to be classified as stripper pants. i was way disappointed, too, b/c i thought that i'd found a steal. target has this problem with displaying a huge MATERNITY sign and then having a really small selection and mixing non-maternity clothes with regular ones. i did find a cute white shirt that will go well with all the shirts that must have something underneath.

anyway, so i'm wandering around, looking at bikes and trying to look for silverware trays (unsuccessfully), and i figure i'll just wander over to the electronics section, specifically to the wii stuff. no way they'll actually HAVE the hardware, but i'll just check. and lo and behold, they had like 6 in stock. so i snapped up that baby jonas. i surprised braden with it later that night. he knew something was up, b/c in spite of my best efforts, my poker face and actions leave something to be desired. it comes with wii sports, which has tennis, golf, baseball, boxing, bowling, etc., and teaches you how to use the wiimote and nunchuk. i also got a trial month gamepass from blockbuster b/c it pays for itself in less than two rentals and all the wii games are currently $50. so, anyway, i was astounded that target had the wii and told them so. the guy said this was the first time he'd seen them last beyond noon. he also dropped my wii when he took it out of the case, so i made him get another one. i was like, i don't mean to be anal, but....

i rented a pair of bolt cutters yesterday, and braden and i went over to the old place to try and get that bike lock off. it took over 20 minutes, but it finally gave. that thing was tenacious! so it does its job well...too well. but what's funny is that it didn't stop someone from stealing the back wheel and seat off of one of the bikes a couple of months ago. nice.

after my target stop, i wandered around the mall looking for various wii stuff, specifically a wii points card that allows you to download classic games from the old nintendo systems. nothing doing. no one has anything except storage cases, b/c who wants to buy a storage case? i tried ryan's trick of being on a cell phone when walking by kiosks, and that seemed to work pretty well. i know b/c when i didn't, i got some "how you doing" and "excuse me" crap. but actually all i did was open up my phone and hold it to my ear. lol.

i saw the missionaries in JC Penney and i was so surprised that i didn't say anything. b/c it was right by the hosiery section, and i kept doing double takes b/c i was like, what the heck are they doing here?? pretty funny. i was looking for maternity pantyhose, but i can't find any anywhere. i've taken to wearing knee-highs so that i don't cut off circulation.

so after my long, eventful day, i am back home and resting, b/c i thoroughly overdid it yesterday. my stomach started hurting after i carried the bolt cutters to my car, which in retrospect, i should've asked an employee to carry them for me. BUT, i didn't realize just how heavy they were until i was out of the store, and...okay, i'm kind of prideful in that i don't like to ask for help, especially with that kind of thing. i know i have an excuse, but it's still hard to use it. anyway, my stomach bothered me all day yesterday, and i can still feel it today. i guess i still don't know my limits.

oh, i forgot to mention: when we were using the bolt cutters yesterday, we parked around back and let the headlights shine on our back porch (and everyone else's) b/c we didn't have a flashlight with us. so we proceed to be there for 20-25 min, and we were both thinking that the police would show up and how are we going to prove that these are our bikes, etc. especially since the freeway exit ramp is RIGHT there, so people passing by had a clear view of our shenanigans. plus, red, our crotchety next door neighbor with the no parking cone, seems like the type of guy to call the cops at the slightest provocation. i was actually watching his blinds as we walked by to see if he was peeking through, which he would do almost every time we parked and walked in when we were living over there. however, to our surprise, no police showed up, and we finished our business and got out of there. $10 bolt cutters vs. $55-75 for a locksmith...not bad. just took some perseverance.