I Remember.....

Back before we had kids, when we lived in Portland, and I was working at a property management company in a very small accounting department. Most times there were only two of us, but on some days there were three or four. The owners wife occasionally worked in the office next to ours when she upgraded the computer systems and fixed bugs here and there. Julie was not a stodgy owner's wife, but rather laid back and fun. In fact she was often the source of much conversation and slacking off when she was around. She would tell us stories of when her girls were young (they were tweenage at the time) or on special days she told us of when she and The Boss were dating (hee hee hee!).

When I announced that I was pregnant (with Mae), Julie was so excited for me and began to reminisce of days gone by. She told many personal stories of pregnancy and babies and little kids. On one such occasion of her brief appearance at the office, she told us how she and her friends would call each other at night when the kids were down and set up a rendezvous at Rite-Aid. They would meet at the store and enjoy walking the isles while finding fun little things on the shelves and giggle and chat. I didn't get it. I mean, come on, how exciting is Rite-Aid?! But now, years and three kids later, I understand. What a great way to get out of the house, with no kids, and see friends! And finding little tid bits from the shelves would be fun too!

Anyone up for a late night rendezvous? Say CVS, at 8:30? But not tonight, So You Think You Can Dance is on.