Milkshake Mania

After not doing anything yesterday, we wanted to at the very least get up and stretch our legs. Trouble is, first of all, many of the small, locally-owned shops are closed on Mondays. Second, the weather wasn't promising. It was cloudy, cool, and humid.

Lauren requested returning to the Bagel Shop in Westmont again sometime during this trip. She really loved it when we went there last year. I decided to do something a little different and eat there for breakfast/brunch instead of lunch. I've eaten there on Mondays before, and the chain stores in the Westmont Plaza would all be open.

We arrived at the Bagel Shop around 11:30. Lauren had the Pizza Cheesesteak. I had French Toast and bacon. My French Toast was thick and tasty and just sweet enough, with a hint of garlic under the spices (I suspect it was probably cooked with sandwich breads). Lauren's Cheesesteak came on the same bread that made up my toast. It was huge. She did manage to eat most of it, but I snitched her pickles and the majority of her French fries.

There was a small Game Stop next-door. I didn't get anything there. (The only game system I own is a 1987 Nintendo that doesn't work very well.) Lauren bought two Nintendo DS cartridges filled with Atari games from the early 80s. Her older brother had an Atari when they were first popular, and she said she played with it for many years afterwards. My family wouldn't have a game system until Nintendo was a hit later in the 80s.

After that, we made brief stop at Super Fresh. I needed maple syrup, one of the very few items that's genuinely cheaper there. I also bought green beans for dinner later in the week and rolls. Lauren bought lemon soda.

On our way to Westmont, I noticed a sign next to Kayla's Custard Corner that said "$1.99 Milkshake Mondays." We stopped there on the way home for a treat. We did spend slightly more to get shakes in one of their 24 soft-serve flavors. Lauren had Black Raspberry. I had a very tasty German Chocolate. We rocked back and forth in the wooden glider booths with the bright-colored canopies while watching Elmo's World and children and their parents order ice cream.

We went home to make a pit stop and round up our laundry, then walked back to the laundromat. My luck returned. It was a little busy when we came in, but by the time we were loading our things into one huge drier, everyone was gone but the older woman who was managing today. The weather may have been one reason. Even as Channel 10 News announced storms, the clouds that had been present on and off all day were beginning to look darker.

We decided not to chance fate. The moment the drier stopped whirling, we went home and spent the rest of the evening eating leftover chicken tenders and salad and watching Bowery Boys movies. Right now, we're online, listening to Lauren's iTunes oldies playlist.

Tomorrow should be more exciting. We'll be going into Philadelphia to do some serious shopping.