THE VON'S INCIDENT
The first day or two of a vacation, especially with Rhys, is spent 'settling in' and 'getting our barrings'. And the most important part of settling in, is getting food. So here we are, halfway through our first full day in Manhattan Beach, and all we've really done is go to to 2 grocery stores.
I give myself an 'F' grade on yesterday's trip to get breakfast items, because what was the one thing we forgot to buy? Coffee.
So our first task of the morning was go get a coffee. Luckily we chose this vacation rental for it's fabulous location, and we are a 10 minute walk along the beach to Starbucks. Iced Americano Misto please!
We continue on to Von's (like Safeway) which is another 2 minutes up the street. We needed lunch stuff, some dinner stuff and other odds & ends.
Cue Meltdown of Epic Proportions. Warren is traumatized by this meltdown. In fact, I think he said 'let's never speak of this again'. As I rushed around the store to get everything on our list, Warren was roaming aimlessly around the Von's parking lot with a thrashing, screaming, crying toddler, as hipsters enjoying their morning coffees in a street side cafe watched.
All I could think was 'better here than on the plane'.
Now, Rhys and Warren are napping, and I'm blogging on a chaise lounge by the window, listening to the birds.
After nap time...BEACH and 85 degrees Fahrenheit!
3 comments:
Every time The Little One freaked out in Budapest, Paul's Dad would ask, "What's wrong with him?" and Paul or I would say "He's three." It's what they do. Forget about the people who watch the meltdown, you are never going to see them again anyway.
Enjoy the beach!
You forgot the coffee?? You musta been tired! :) The only thing that woulda made this post better is if you had a photo of Warren in the parking lot with Rhys. Ha!
Ahhhh...aside from the meltdown, the blogging with what I assume are waves in the background(?) sounds divine!
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