The kids were out of school for President's Day, so that means a Just Me & My Evie Day! (Oliver went golfing with Ty and Grandpa Kermit; Violet had a fun day shopping and eating at Culver's with Grandma Cheryl.) Evelyn decided in honor of the Winter Olympics, we should go ice skating. The last time we went ice skating was 4 years ago, so it seems as though we've started a tradition of ice skating with each Winter Olympics. . . We got to Crown Center before the Ice Terrace was open, so took advantage of the time to do some shopping. Evie has been looking all over for Needoh squishies, which are very popular right now. I was optimistic that the big fancy toy store at Crown Center would have them. We looked all over with no luck.
As we were about to leave, we saw this empty display. Apparently Needohs are popular everywhere.
We did a little more shopping and then it was time to lace up our skates at the Ice Terrace.
We got there right as it opened and literally had the entire rink to ourselves for awhile, which has never happened before.
Something else that's never happened before while ice skating? We got hot. With temperatures in the 60s and lots of sunshine, this was definitely the warmest I've ever been at the Ice Terrace. It was really a beautiful day.
So here's the comparison shot of a much colder day 4 years ago (when we still had to wear masks, apparently). . .
. . . to today, with my beautiful daughter almost as tall as me.
All that skating really worked up our appetites and we decided to find a place to eat in Crown Center. Evelyn always likes to find Thai restaurants on our JM&ME Days, but was equally excited for some Indian food on this day. We had our curry and butter chicken with naan and a cherry limeade from Topsy's to wash all the deliciousness down.
We did some more shopping an then found our car in the garage. We had another stop to make on the way home. I've never been to the huge Ikea in Merriam and this was the perfect day to check it out.
When we parked in the garage here, Evelyn said it felt like we were at the airport; everything was so large. We found our way inside the humongous store and definitely could have spent the whole day there! They had entire houses set up on the showroom floor. Here are a couple of Evelyn's favorite rooms.
At one point, I didn't know if we were ever going to find our way OUT of this place. We just kept following the exit signs, only to discover a whole new area. The place is HUGE. We were big spenders and got a $0.99 lint roller. We stopped at a Walgreens on the way home that was supposed to have a Needoh in stock, but they lied. The thrill of the chase on this one left us empty-handed. In spite of this disappointment we had a GREAT Just Me & My Evie Day! A day spent with my girl is always a great one!
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