The World Wide Webbs: Things I Believe.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Things I Believe.

I Believe...

That every girl has the right to ditch her kids and husband for one day and shop till she has her sanity back.

I believe if everyone shopped at IKEA, the world would be a happier place.

I believe driving 3 1/2 hours to get to a mall is a perfectly acceptable amount of time.

I believe shopping should be an Olympic sport. (The men are just scared that they would get dominated.)

I believe that IKEA's meatballs were sent here specifically for my own personal enjoyment.

I believe every woman has an unalienable right to the perfect pair of jeans.

I believe that the girls that walk around the Mall of America in 3 inch stilettos have something wrong with their heads.

I believe that choosing a lotion at Bath and Body Works requires 4 people, a camera, and a blind smell test. And even then, it's a tough call.

And I believe there is no substitute for amazing girl friends.

12 comments:

Luke said...: And I believe... my wife's a dork.; September 19, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Luke said...: j/k sweetie, I love you :); September 19, 2010 at 9:24 PM
Bradley with a B said...: Luke, I agree!!

Can't wait to see you guys in 3 weeks!!!!; September 19, 2010 at 9:34 PM
Campbell Family said...: And I believe Brad and I must move to Iowa so I can make that trip with you next time :); September 19, 2010 at 9:35 PM
Mandy said...: Amen...to everything you believe!! Have to say I am a little jealous, looks like a fun trip. Johanna and I went to school together, I am glad you guys showed her a good time!; September 20, 2010 at 5:18 AM
Elise said...: Well put. I love shopping!!! Looks like a fun trip.; September 20, 2010 at 10:49 AM
karen said...: how lucky.. i'd love to have a group of girls to hang out here .. but nobody. :(; September 20, 2010 at 11:30 AM
brittany said...: have to agree...with everything except the whole 3 hours+ to get there...that is not acceptable =); September 20, 2010 at 4:20 PM
Melanie said...: I believe you married the right guy...especially one that will provide you with an bottomless credit card!; September 20, 2010 at 8:23 PM
Krista & Tyler said...: luke you are hilarious.

i agree to disagree :)

ash-i am jealous that you got to go shopping at h&m, my favorite store of all time. love your bag by the way!

xoxo; September 20, 2010 at 8:33 PM
Amy and Andy said...: Not a simple decision choosing my free lotion. This lotion will have to last me until next year's trip. Thanks for being my blind smeller!; September 21, 2010 at 11:36 AM
Cassie said...: oh totally wish i could have gone along! I definitely need a break like that after driving home to iowa 24 hours with a 2 year old and 3 month old!; September 22, 2010 at 8:06 PM

From the mouths of babes...

8/24/16: Cameron to Ashley: "Your lover is home." "Are you going to the temple with your lover?" "Where did your lover go?" (He calls Luke my lover and it kills me every time.)
8/8/16: While saying the prayer the night before school started... Brooklyn: "...And please bless mom while she's home alone... all by herself... without anyone... while all of us are gone... that she won't cry. (Oh, I think I'll be JUST FINE, thankyouverymuch.)
3/7/16: Cameron: "Mom, does Heavenly Father like us?" Ashley: "Of course! He loves us." Cameron: "THEN WHY DID HE MAKE SPIDERS!?!"
12/4: At Walmart with Bailey and Cameron, Bailey started to get a little fussy and I said, "We'd better go. She's starting to have a melt-down." Cameron asked what that meant and I said it meant she was getting fussy and wanted to leave. Then... our checkout took FOREVER, and Cameron started to get very impatient. In the middle of his mini-tantrum he wined really loudly, "Moooooom. Can we just go?!? I'm melting - I'm MELTING!!!!"
12/2: Brooklyn to Cameron: "Do the kids at school ever call you names?" Cameron: "Yea, all the time." Brooklyn: "What do they call you?" Cameron: "Cameron."
12/1: I read Cameron a bedtime story about Christmas that ended with a line that said, "And that is why the greatest gift of Christmas is the gift of love." Cameron looked at me confused and said: "What? That's not the greatest gift of Christmas. Ashley: "It's not? What's the greatest gift of Christmas?" Cameron paused for a second and thought deeply and then answered, "Guns."
9/21/2015: Brooklyn: "I don't know if I want to be a mom. It seems sooooo hard. The only good part is that you get to stay up all night."
6/5/15: After buying the kids a treat at the store for being good and not hearing a "thank you" from them, I said to them all, "I think I need to hear a magic word right now....." Cameron thought for a minute and then excitedly exclaimed, "Oh! BAZINGA!!!!"
5/15/15: Cameron to the tattooed worker installing our countertop: "Hey. All those stamps on your arms make you look like you'll go to jail."
4/7/2015: Ashley: "Cameron, come here - I want to squeeze you to pieces and eat you right up!" Cameron (sincerely alarmed): "No!!!!! You can't! - JESUS MADE ME!!!!!!"
3/24/2015: Cameron was falling asleep in the car at about 5:00. Luke said to him, " Cameron, don't fall asleep." Cameron replied, " I'm not falling asleep. I'm just taking a little break from being awake."
3/18/2015: This morning when I woke up, Cameron was standing right by my bed and he looked like he had done something very wrong. (You know - the guilt face.) I asked what happend and he said very regretfully, "Mom........ Olivia married me." And I wasn't invited!?!??!
3/11/2015: While flying in an airplane, we hit some turbulance and Cameron announced loudly and extremely calmly: "Mom. We're not going to make it. We are all just going to die."
2/1/2015: Cameron was being more grumpy than usual one morning and kind of pouting in his room. I asked him what was wrong and he said, "I just HATE being so handsome!"