Lunch with Mom

It was such a nice day outside today that grabbing a bite at the local burger joint made perfect sense. I had the BBQ burger, she had the Conestoga. After lunch we went grille shopping. I guess it's the home owner in me, but I want something nice. The days of ground-dwelling hibachis are over and any self-respecting man should definitely be cooking with gas. So I guess I'm looking at anything from $150-$250. I also gave her the walking tour of the local malls and she was somewhat less than impressed with what they had to offer. They are literally strip malls with the Old Country Buffet being the main attraction. I'm sure it was really great in the late 80's, but then again the Westgate Mall rocked back then. After that we went to Friendly's for cones.

Do you remember how when you were younger and if you ever dropped your cone they gave you have a new one? Well I do, but when you're almost 25 I'm not so sure it still works. But it's cool because it was a lot of ice cream and as nice a day as it was, I wouldn't have been able to eat it fast enough before it melted. The best part was when an employee was taking the trash out and he almost stepped in my melting ice cream and he glanced over at me. My mom almost lost it.