One simple sentence, this week sucked. The culminating event, probably the funniest too was the battle I lost with the stairs yesterday. The girls had gotten home from school and had their snack, but Kristin really wanted them to get some fresh air. We decided a trip to the park was a good idea. After what seemed forever we got them out the door! I lead the with the girl's Razor Scooters in hand. While walking down the stairs, I slip and completely eat it down six plus stairs. When I finally stop tumbling down the stupid staris, I hear Addie yell up the stairs completely annoyed, "Mommmmmmm Morgan just fell down the stairs...." Great I have a 4yr old rolling her eyes at me. The thing is if I had fallen down the stairs on any normal day it wouldn't have been a big deal. In our building we have a spiral staircase that wraps around the elevator shaft and normally there is a carpet runner that is fastened to the stairs. It makes the stairs quieter and muffles everyone's noise. Well they had just taken the carpet out to have it cleaned, leaving just the cement staircase. Not only did I fall on concrete stairs but I drilled my elbow so hard I thought I'd chipped it. Well I'm pretty sure I didn't chip I just have a bruise the size of Texas surrounding my elbow. To make matters even more embarrassing the elevator fix-it man watched the entire scene. I was so mortified I got up (scooters still in hand, the question I'm still asking myself why didn't I freaking drop those things and save myself?) and rushed to the bottom of the stairs. Only to start bawling as soon as Kristin and Caity get down the stairs. The elevator man then walks out the door still staring at the stupid american girl who just fell down the stairs. Pulling myself back together, probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do... not really but it felt that way. We finally make it to the park, and the girls are really excited to play some ping-pong. But as we turn the corner and enter the park, my facial expression changes from bearing pain and pleasant to sheer terror. Never in my life I have seen so many nannies, mothers, children, strollers, scooters in such a small park. Literally worst nightmare; like one of those if you were to take kids to an amusement park and panicked about where they are. Normally in situations like those you have mentally prepared yourself for the task at hand (crowded place keep children safe). No but this park a different story. Needless to say, playing ping-pong was out of the question. Playing on the play structure was out of the question, for being in that park for 15 minutes I got hit in the head with a ball 3 times. I will never go back to that park on a wednesday afternoon.
So after a rough yesterday and just a rough week in general, Kristin decided that we should go out to this cafe that serves all american food. Hoping this will be a more of a highlight of the week, we all ordered burgers and fries. Just hoping for a classic American meal, I have never tasted a better burger. By far the best burger ever! I love how the little things in life are the best. So while you were probably hoping for a better blog entry this is all I've got for now. I'm sure there will be another great adventure some other time, but for now it's about elbows parks and the best burger I've had in ages.
Signing out, Morgan
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