simple things ..

yesterday i picked ellie up a little early from school .. i was missing her .. i needed to run to vinita for a few things and i thought the trip would be much more fun with her in tow .. we stopped at sonic and got a diet coke and a cherry limeade slush .. it was happy hour .. you can't pass up happy hour at sonic .. i explained to her what a "coke date" is .. she wanted to know if it is still called a "coke date" if you don't have a coke .. i said yes .. it doesn't matter what you get to drink .. it's the time that you spend with your friends on the "coke date" .. right now those friends are girls .. i didn't add the part about going on a "coke date" with boys .. that is for later .. i am not ready for that part of the "coke date" explanation .. it's coming i know .. but not today .. after sonic we stopped at s&b sports and picked up our shirts .. we dropped off our glass at the recycle place and then took the "roller coaster" way to walmart .. it has been a long time since just ellie and i have been to walmart by ourselves .. either cash and or jeff are with us and it is just not the same .. we found her some new t-shirts for summer .. we got party favors for her class party next week .. we looked at shorts .. and movies and lip gloss .. we ate hershey air kisses from the bag and picked out flowers for mothers day .. we didn't have to look at the truck aisle .. or stand in the fertilizer aisle .. we weren't rushed or run over with a cart .. it was a perfect afternoon at walmart ..