Yep, my posting schedule got a bit longer in the duration teeth that I usually like, but to be fair, for three days I didn't really sit down. And I am in school again, and that first week was a bit of chaos.
And then there was the birthday festivities.
On Friday I drove down the mountain and took my son's girlfriend out for her birthday. With him off in the Navy, it's especially not the most fun when their birthdays hit, and I wanted to do something fun with her. Okay, I like her too, we were buds before they got together.
So, I took her to Quirkie Dough.
Quirkie Dough is an edible cookie dough joint that recently opened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. There's a bunch of edible cookie doughs available by the scoop in a myriad of flavors, plus you can get ice cream on top of it and there's toppings!
Sugar overload!
And the decor is more than a bit saccharine as well. It felt like I was an extra on an Austin Powers movie reboot set. The floor even had glitter in it!
We met a couple of our other heathen friends there, all from our D&D gaming group, and as they all are under 20, let's just say there was silliness. Especially so when the group of preteen girls in princess tiaras came strolling in for a birthday gathering as well.
I was pretty proud of my performance of clutching my heart and fainting against the psychedelic wall when one of the children yelled, "6/7". I think my heart actually did pause though, the horror!
My group of heathens cackled voraciously though, and we all enjoyed our cookie dough in various flavors, strawberry pop tart, salted caramel, and original chocolate chip.
As far as birthday outings go, it was a pretty sweet time. We also rampaged through the mall for a bit afterwards, had to burn off all that sugar. It was during the mall visit I saw a sight I have never witnessed.
On Friday night the hubs runs his youth shooting sports small bore program at the range in CDA, so I had ordered him a cheeseburger to go. The Zoomers gang I was with were loitering at a table, Insta scrolling while I was paying for the burger, when the girl at the till got this strange look on her face and peered most shocked lookingly around my hobbit form.
There, in the middle of the food court behind me, were two ladies and two diminutive in size dogs. One dog was humped up and evacuating its bowels right on the mall floor.
I really didn't have any words. Did have to restrain an amused guffaw though.
Things sure have changed since I was a young heathen that's for sure.
But now, now I am back in the wilderness, navigating the wonders that are the Autonomic Nervous System and how to regulate it, among other college-y things.
It's always an adventure!
