Long to be little.

So yesterday James and I had to run into the mall with all the other Christmas Crazies who haven't completed their Christmas Shopping, yes call us Crazy too. Except that James and I have been done with our Christmas shopping for some two or three weeks now and simply had to pick up the one thing that had been ordered this year. That's what we get for ordering. :)
Anyhow, though it WAS a crazy experience I must say that the christmas shopping this late into the season wasn't so bad. In fact, the deals on things seemed rather great! Though I didn't expose myself to anything except for what we passed as we were walking by. I promised myself I would NOT get sucked into those rather lavishing looking deals before I left. and if you know anything about me... I secretly hate shopping. :)
BUT, it was SOOOO crowded. James and I decided to get an ice cream at Dairy Queen before picking up our package... and finding a place to sit was like trying to find waldo. James left me on my own for the adventure of finding a table while he ran off to find the bathroom. And seriously it was like a race against time. I, in my laid back mode, not Christmas Crazy mode thought, well this won't be too hard. So in the crowded dining area I finally see an empty table and slowly walk toward it. But as luck would have it, before I get there these two pooped out ladies slam there bags on the table, wipe the sweat off their brow, and then it comes... they look at me with this evil grin as if to say "you lost honey." I shook it off as a figment of my imagination and thought, that did not just happen. So back on my mission to find another table. And two minutes later, I spot another one. So I start my casual walk to it, and once again before I get there, an OLD woman runs over and puts her stuff down on the table and pulls her money out of her purse for her husband to get food, looks at me and raises her eye brows. *whats going on?* I thought, there is no way that just happened again! That old, very kind looking woman did NOT just look at me and raise her eye brows. I still didn't get it. So I lost out on another table. Well I realize that there must be a battle on for tables or people must be very hungry one. Next time I spot a table I'm going to make sure I get it. haha. Well I walk a little farther down, secretly wondering if anyone has seen me failed TWICE at losing tables, a little embarrassed. And I spot a table about six tables away. It has TWO chairs. Just enough for me and James. I walk, my speed has increased twice the amount since my last two attempts and here I go. I look around and see no other intruders, I must be safe. But I'm certainly not going to let up my speed.... I dodge tables and bags and little kids. And then I spot them. A husband and wife making their way to the same exact table I am. The lady litterally pulling the husband by the hand and the poor guy carrying all 20 of her bags. I hear nothing else, see nothing else. I FINALLY make it to that table and I make it about two seconds before they do. And I can feel it coming, the look. I'm about to give this very tired looking couple, the victory look! The same one I got from the ladies before, and the older woman. And then it hit me. How in the world can shopping cause us to be this INSANE!!! Needless to say, I gave up the table. haha the couple didn't even thank me. I think they were so tired of shopping and starving that it didn't even matter. I moved on and found me a table, with out fighting might I add. I didn't even have to battle for it. I casually walked over to it and sat down, the way I plan to from the very beginning.... now thats more my style. :) But I must say, I'm very embarrased that I even got caught up in the rush.
haha and James finally found me. I didn't mention to him my race for the table. Only that it was so crowded. This is what he shared with me. He had just witnessed two little boys run into each other so hard that they fell down. He said "Steph, they just laughed and said 'that was funny' got up and went on their ways." He made a comment about how adults have lost the kid inside them. When adults bump into each other they get angry and distraught. Grumpy even. It made me even more embarrased about my table hunting earlier. We have a lot to learn from kids. :)

If you're out last minute Christmas Shopping, don't eat inside the mall.... lesson learned.