It was raining hard when we got up this morning. Thankfully, by the time I called Uber, it was cloudy, damp, and a little cool, but not raining. The driver arrived within 7 minutes and pulled up at the Deptford Mall in a little over 20.
Since the driver let us off at the outside entrance to Boscov's, we began there. Though we did look around, I finally decided I didn't really need more clothes beyond work pants. Lauren admitted the same, plus she's starting to run out of room in her luggage. Neither of us bought anything there.
Red Robin is right next door to Boscov's, so we had lunch next. Not surprisingly, since it was past noon, they were fairly busy. We ended up in a table next to the bar, watching sports news. She had a Poppin' Purple Pear Lemonade and a Caesar Salad, her favorite. I had an iced tea and a Caesar Salad Wrap. We shared a stack of towering, crispy onion rings.
We peered at a few stores as we made our way down to Round 1 Arcade. Not only did neither of us see anything we wanted at FYE, but they had the air conditioner turned up way beyond even what it was in the mall. It was too frigid in there to think shopping. I didn't see anything I wanted at Hot Topic, but Lauren bought a Captain America t-shirt.
Round 1 is in transition right now. If machines weren't broken, they were being swapped out for new games. More than half their cranes were either being sent out, or just not working. The ski ball machines and Lane Master were down, too. Thankfully, there were plenty of games that still worked. I spent the next hour or so running from Bust-a-Move to the ring toss to the bean bag toss to Hot Wheels and giant Space Invaders and Centipede games. Got Yoshi on Mario Kart Deluxe and barely managed 3rd on Bowser's Castle. Also came in third with a sweet cherry-red Lamborghini on the Desert Valley course in Cruisin' Blast.
Their prizes seem to be in flux, too. I just didn't see as much that I wanted. I ended up with a cute mini Etch-a-Sketch and a nicer printed fan than I got yesterday in Atlantic City, this one wood and turquoise fabric. Lauren didn't see anything she could carry home and opted to save her points for my visit to her neck of the woods in September.
We spent the next few hours in and out of stores. Neither of us got anything at Macy's, Rainbow, or BoxLunch. We hit paydirt at JC Penney's when we ended up in the men's department. I was looking for the pajamas and stumbled across their sports clothes section. Picked up a long-sleeved Eagles Super Bowl Champs t-shirt for $19. Lauren found a few more Marvel t shirts. I treated myself to a small chai latte while waiting for Lauren to come out of Macy's.
By the time we emerged out of the Boscov's side entrance, it had turned into a gorgeous, sunny, blazing hot day. Only a few fleecy clouds indicated we ever had storms this morning at all. We did manage to dodge rush-hour traffic to get across the street, passing the abandoned former home of Bed Bath and Beyond to the shopping center that houses Barnes & Noble and Old Navy.
Barnes & Noble was really busy, too. The kids were out of school by then, and they were all looking for something to read or listen to. I didn't do as well over there as I have the last couple of times I was in Deptford, but I did manage to pick up a few items I wanted. Found one of the few vintage sci-fi films I like, the original 1951 Day the Earth Stood Still, for $7.99, and the soundtrack albums for Labyrinth and La La Land (the latter was on sale). Also grabbed one book:
Castle Deadly, Castle Deep by Victoria Bond
Met Lauren outside. She admitted not having seen anything she wanted at Old Navy, and I certainly didn't need more clothes. We ended up returning to the Deptford Mall to have dinner at their food court. She enjoyed a broccoli chicken dish from Master Wok. I got a Greek salad and spinach pie (which turned out to be dry spinach and cheese between layers of phyllo pastry) from Pitas and Greens. We both had ice cream from Ginny's. She had chocolate in a waffle cone with Reece's. I had peanut butter in a cup with chocolate sprinkles. Ginny's ice cream was really good (and much fluffier than the dense Kohr's soft serve).
It was past 7 after we finished our desserts. Time to go home. We came out at Dick's, calling the Uber driver from there. Once again, he arrived in 7 minutes and got us home in a little over 20, with only slightly more traffic.
I finished the night watching Living It Up on Amazon Prime. I go further into the first of two Martin-Lewis vehicles I'll be doing this week at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Oh, and while tomorrow technically ends my vacation, I'm only working the usual 2:30 to 5:45 at Thomas Sharp School. I'll get to spend time with my best friend and the kids.
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