sholanda

ok, so let's have a birthday moment:

about 5-6 months ago, before i started working, isaijah and i went to the thrift store on impulse one day. i found a glow in the dark dinosaur puzzle that we were both ecstatic about and it was like 2 dollars. i get to the register and i didn't have cash adn they didn't take cards under 8 bucks. normally i would have gone and picked out more stuff and put it on the card but they were closing RIGHT THEN, like turning off lights and shit. we had to abandon it. isaijah didn't understand and i felt like the worlds biggest idiot. i'm not one for having cash on me, but cmon, i broke the kids heart for 2 bucks. he always kept talking about this puzzle, for weeks after. then the other day he mentioned that that's what he wanted for his upcoming birthday: a glow in the dark dinosaur puzzle. i told him i would look, but the chances might be slim. he understands thriftstore items are oneofakind. so cool.

so today, i'm walking through ralph's to get lil paperbags to decorate as goody bags, and i stop by the toy aisle. they have an amazing toy aisle at my ralphs. yep, they had it. the glow in the dark dino puzzle. i know this is not a big deal, but it made me VERY happy. he was so disappointed, and i felt so bad about the whole thing, and i was going to search online. BUT IT WAS RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME!!

so i got it.

yay.