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Today started off roughly. I was still thinking a little bit about last night and the friend of Michael's who was supposed to pick us up to go to Chicago was not answering his phone (we knew he was sleeping). So we were slow in getting ready this morning and both Michael and I were stressed. Finally his friend called and was on his way, though we wouldn't get as much time at the aquarium. I wore a skirt and ripped brand new nylons (I was trying to be very gentle!). My mother said Walgreen's would have nylons, but they were all dark and huge. I need them in the smallest size and lightest shade, due to being small and pale. Next time we go to a department store I will buy more (though they're overpriced for how delicate they are). I do have a new pair of thigh-high ones, too, which I prefer the look of, but last time i wore a pair they wouldn't stay up my thighs and I had to throw them out. It only occurred to me today they probably didn't stay up because I was way underweight at the time. Now that I weigh more, the elastic will hopefully stay up. But I didn't want to mess around with that out in public, so I didn't try them. I ended up wearing leggings and ankle socks, which was for the best because it was very cold walking from the parking lot to the aquarium.
It was a free admission day, which is why we were so focused on going today (tomorrow they are expecting snow). I also didn't want Michael driving to a confusing part of Chicago he hasn't been to in a very long time, so I wanted to only go if Dan would be around to drive. Fortunately, that happened. We took some pictures; hopefully they will turn out. I will post them here and to Facebook and will scrapbook a few. We saw tons of different kinds of fish, frogs, monkeys, dolphins, Beluga whales (including a baby!), otters, snakes, turtles, and that was about it, I think. Lots to see in the less than 3 hours we were there. It was very fun. I bought Michael a cute little stuffed Beluga whale. We named her "Snow."
Michael bought me brown sugar Haagen Dasz ice cream today!:D I'm going to try it soon. I love cookie dough with brown sugar in it best of all. I had a little bit of that when Michael was making some cookies based on my mother's recipe. He always tells me not to because he got food poisoning from bad milk as a child (it was a big thing--all over the news), but even he ate a little of the cookie dough:-) I also hope to watch an episode of Millennium tonight and probably some Hime-chan's Ribbon. I also hope to finish reading the book I'm reading, called Pretty Dead. I love the style because it's Francesca Lia Block, but it's a bit annoying she got in on this vampire craze. And at least I got to sleep in today. I set my alarm for 9am, but was exhausted. I don't know what we will do tomorrow.
It was a free admission day, which is why we were so focused on going today (tomorrow they are expecting snow). I also didn't want Michael driving to a confusing part of Chicago he hasn't been to in a very long time, so I wanted to only go if Dan would be around to drive. Fortunately, that happened. We took some pictures; hopefully they will turn out. I will post them here and to Facebook and will scrapbook a few. We saw tons of different kinds of fish, frogs, monkeys, dolphins, Beluga whales (including a baby!), otters, snakes, turtles, and that was about it, I think. Lots to see in the less than 3 hours we were there. It was very fun. I bought Michael a cute little stuffed Beluga whale. We named her "Snow."
Michael bought me brown sugar Haagen Dasz ice cream today!:D I'm going to try it soon. I love cookie dough with brown sugar in it best of all. I had a little bit of that when Michael was making some cookies based on my mother's recipe. He always tells me not to because he got food poisoning from bad milk as a child (it was a big thing--all over the news), but even he ate a little of the cookie dough:-) I also hope to watch an episode of Millennium tonight and probably some Hime-chan's Ribbon. I also hope to finish reading the book I'm reading, called Pretty Dead. I love the style because it's Francesca Lia Block, but it's a bit annoying she got in on this vampire craze. And at least I got to sleep in today. I set my alarm for 9am, but was exhausted. I don't know what we will do tomorrow.
