Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore...

A torrential downpour kept us in the mall a little longer than planned tonight. The core Guad squad was there sans Stacey - she was earning the coins down in Cullman today and wouldn't be in town till well after 8:30 or so. After eating, we all took the usual stroll down the mall each doing his or her own thing, Kevin off to do something video game related, Eli entertaining her child and the Asians... well, our usual. I followed the kids into the toy store just messing around. As luck would have it, I ran across one of the big Matrix Sentinel models I secretly wanted since I first saw one in one of my myriad of catalogs. Not only was I surprised to find it but it was 50% less than what it was in the catalog!!! I plan to put it on my desk or monitor as a conversation piece. Kyle was making fun of me buying toys till he realized he wanted some G.I. Joe stuff. Both of us strolled out with bags. I found a great deal on a shirt a Parisian that I picked up. Kyle missed out on a meet and greet opportunity apparently. Kyle (who is known for his keen sense of his surroundings... yeah right) was oblivious to what was going on. Here's the thing though, I think the outcome would have been the same even if he had noticed her. ;-)

Chatted with the girl at the sunglass place a little more and found out she was a Calhoun student studying elementary education. That's a good sign. We see her every week so it might be time to pass her a connection card and invite her to church. We'll see how that goes. Speaking of that, I need to remind Carlos to try and come out one Sunday. He'd make a good addition to our group.

Thanks for the hat Kev. Think I'm gonna head to bed now. I didn't sleep too well last night when one of the burgers I ate the other day decided to attack.