another dull day

Well, we have been in Sioux Falls now for four full days and I think that I may be in a boredom induced depression. I have spent so much time on my couch watching TV that I have started quoting episodes of "Keeping up with the Kardashians" and can tell you at least 7 facts about any or all public figures featured on E! News. Did you know that Rachel Bilson will be running a 5k next weekend? Nope? Didn't even know who Rachel Bilson was? Yeah, me neither. Well, there's a dose of hard hitting journalism from me to you.

My boredum has created a perfect situation to partake in some of my favorite activities: shopping and thinking up ways to upset my mother. Unfortunately, there are no stores in Sioux Falls that I feel deserve my money so I have resorted to online shopping. If anyone has a great website where I could find vintage-inspired or unique clothes please send them my way. So, since I've exhausted all of my online shopping options I turned my attention to upsetting my mother and started researching a new tattoo. I stumbled upon a phrase "she flies with her own wings" I feel like this fits me and my life persuits very well and think that it will probably be the next addition to my small tattoo collection.  :)

Work has been a little dull the past couple days. We have spent a majority of our time getting lost, which is completely ridiculous and entertaining if you have ever been to Sioux Falls because it is about as big as Affton, Mo. It seems that neither Kina nor I have a real knack for reading maps...even when we have a bright purple line pointing us in the right direction. It is possible that our constant misdirection has something to do with the fact that I am constantly pointing out the smaller and smaller locations that they are shoving casinos into so we aren't paying enough attention to our map. I am positive that if the local Subway were to close tomorrow, the spot would be filled instantly with a casino and I would definitely be so busy gawking at it that I would without a doubt miss the left turn that I was supposed to make.  The picture below is of a Little Ceasars...that little sign next to it is the casino. Thats right, it is half the size of a LITTLE CEASARS!

Kina and I have continued our game of My Cow... Currently she is in the lead 5 cows to my 4 but our trip to Springfield/Branson will be the real test of cow spotting ability. Stay tuned...


OH YEAH! how could I have forgotten? Kina contacted a Des Moines store that is quickly becoming our favorite find of the trip asking for a favor and mentioned that we were talking them up on our BLOG. We are now featured in the "in the press" section of their BLOG at raygunsite.com. Not too shabby since we've only been at this for about a week.

I hope I haven't bored you all to death...I really had to pull for material today. Good news though, next week brings news of Kina's Tough Mudder experience and our trip down south. The South Dakota long OOOOOs really entertain me, but I am ready to head somewhere where the necks come a little bit more red.

Peace and Flamingos,
Allison