July 25thToday I picked the kids up from summer day camp. I had a couple errands to run and off we went. We were driving past this outdoor mall and noticed a new place had opened, called "Menchies". Lauren noticed first and noticed the logo and yelled out, "I think it is ice cream!!" "Mmmmom!! Can we pleeeaaase go!?!?" I knew I was taking them AND I did not respond :) I drove around, started driving through the parking lots and listened to them in the backseat, "Where are we going?; This is not the way home!; Oh, going to Target (in a hum-drum tone); Nope, going to Ulta (another hum-drum tone); Mom, where are we going?" Aaahh! I loved it! We pulled up in front of Menchies and the looks on their faces was priceless!
And then we walked in....This place is insane! Self serve frozen yogurt! Really?? They got excited and started looking at all the different flavors...there were about 20! I felt like a kid just walking into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory! Ha! I did not know where to start first! Lauren and Chris both decided they wanted the "Apple Pie" frozen yogurt. So, with their giant cups in hand (one size only....giant!!) I assisted them with that part. They took off over to the trillion topping choices (everything from fresh fruit and sauces to gummy worms and Lucky Charms!). I still stood in front of the frozen yogurt flavors. "What do I want?" After sampling at least a 1/2 dozen (unlimited sampling, by the way!), I chose "Red Velvet". YUM! I piled on the white chocolate chips, cheesecake bites and fresh strawberries. OMG! We all had eyes WWWAAAYY! bigger than our bellies. And, we enjoyed every moment of it!
I chose spontaneous and CAREFREE and it was a major Win-Win!
And then we walked in....This place is insane! Self serve frozen yogurt! Really?? They got excited and started looking at all the different flavors...there were about 20! I felt like a kid just walking into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory! Ha! I did not know where to start first! Lauren and Chris both decided they wanted the "Apple Pie" frozen yogurt. So, with their giant cups in hand (one size only....giant!!) I assisted them with that part. They took off over to the trillion topping choices (everything from fresh fruit and sauces to gummy worms and Lucky Charms!). I still stood in front of the frozen yogurt flavors. "What do I want?" After sampling at least a 1/2 dozen (unlimited sampling, by the way!), I chose "Red Velvet". YUM! I piled on the white chocolate chips, cheesecake bites and fresh strawberries. OMG! We all had eyes WWWAAAYY! bigger than our bellies. And, we enjoyed every moment of it!
I chose spontaneous and CAREFREE and it was a major Win-Win!
From there, the kids wanted to go shopping for school supplies. Huh?? Yep, school supplies. So I figured while they are in this really cooperative place, let's go for it! We stopped home for the lists and off to Target we went. (Minus the "hum-drum" tone) It was great to just GO and DO without planning. They were so into helping find all their items, it became a little scavenger hunt. And, we got to walk off some of the Menchies! (That is at least what I told myself).
We had a great time, and it was completely off the cuff! Look at me - Spontaneous and Carefree!
We had a great time, and it was completely off the cuff! Look at me - Spontaneous and Carefree!
No comments:
Post a Comment