Yesterday after a meeting with my boss (who is the alter-ego of my grandma) and my Internet marketing partner (who is also my cousin), grandma asked if we would join her for a trip to Costco today. I hesitantly agreed, but in the back of my mind all I could think was, "Why am I going? I would much rather spend the day with Joey (my dog)."
I love Grandma.. but sometimes the stories of how she is amazing and has done so much with her life get old. I blame it on the fact that I work for her. Family businesses are rough. If I spent a normal amount of time with her I probably wouldn't mind, but because I work with her I spend a minimum of 7 hours a week hearing the same stories over, and over, and over, and over, and over. Sometimes she does through in a little convo about how how she is eco friendly, eats nutritionally perfect food, and wants to save the world. But that gets old too. So naturally, the thought of being stuck in a car with her for an hour and spending a couple extra hours with her this week wasn't my favorite.
So today my cousin and grandma showed up at my house to pick me up at noon and I was already cringing! This was going to be the first time grandma had seen my new house... and I was regretting the decision of revealing the location. Our last apartment was located very close to our local Applebee's which happens to be Grandma and Grandpas favorite restaurant.. So at least 2 times a week I got voice mails from Grandma (after a few weeks I refused to answer) saying, "Hi Brittney this is Graaaand-Maaamaaa, I am sitting in Applebees waving to you! I can see your apartment! I hope you can see me!...." I'm sure Grandma will find a reason to bug me every time she drives within the 5 mile radius of my new house now.. What have I done?! How many more people have I cursed with the scene of the mindless crazy lady waving mindlessly through a window to what appears to be an empty building?
The cringing feeling was gone when I got into the car and was told we were stopping at Dutch Bros on our way out of town. Coffee from Dutch Bros for me is like heroin for a drug addict. But even this amount of happiness came crumbling down when grandma told us our "agenda for lowering her blood pressure" (shopping makes grandmas blood pressure come down to a normal rate so we are told). This wasn't just a trip to Costco like we were told.. we had just received notice that this was a trip to lunch, Fred Meyer, Pier 1, Costco, the mall, Macy's, etc.. Our 2 hour shopping trip just turned into an all day horror story. I even saw the expression of my cousin who is normally grandmas trooper dim little-by-little as grandmas list of stores lengthened.
Lunch turned out to be great.. we had food that was deemed "healthy" but to me was flavorless.. but I got to make fun of all the staff members who all seemed to dress like hippies out of their own choice. People watching makes me giddy.
After lunch we went to Pier 1, which I thought was going to be a hardware store for some reason, so when we walked in I was overwhelmed with excitement by all of the beautiful candles, decor, and furniture!!! This excitement quickly turned to resentment when I remembered I was on a strict budget this pay period. Pier 1 wasn't a complete failure though.. I did find an extremely neat chair I want to buy for our living room! I just learned from their website it's called a "Papasan". With an awesome name like that I don't even need to get into detail.. you know it's cool.
At Costco we were told we could pick out whatever we wanted and grandma would pay for it as long as we vowed to not tell Grandpa. DEAL! I ended up getting a loaf of Dave's Killer Bread for my boyfriend, a bag of smoked pig ears for my dog, and a bag of tangerines for myself. The whole family would be satisfied when I got home! The thought of that made my heart warm.. and it was all thanks to Grandma :)
When we got to the mall our first stop was ORANGE JULIUS!!!! I could live off of Orange Julius and Dutch Bros coffee... It takes all I can not to sprint to the coffee stands every morning, and take 2 hour lunch brakes from work everyday to go get a Tropicolada smoothie from the nearest mall. But I hold back, I see the employees of these locations WAY to often to harm my reputation by letting them see my obsessive nature towards their products.
After Orange Julius it was time to go to Macy's.. and my only stop in that store is always the Bare Minerals booth. Even though I had no money and no intention of abusing their tester products, I am on cloud 9 just marveling over all of the incredible inventions. I swear by Bare Minerals makeup, and would kiss the feet of the inventors if I had the chance. Just when I thought my mood couldn't be heightened, my cousin asked me to put makeup on her. I felt like crying.. in my heart I knew one day my Bare Minerals obsession would rub off on her, but i had no idea it would be today! She has always said she HATES makeup and she rolls her eyes at me every time she catches me applying touch-ups in the mirror. I LOVE MAKEUP! I quickly sat her down and within 10 seconds had all the product I was going to use ready, my cousin wasn't surprised.. she knows I know my way around that make up stand better than anyone. I was however catching glimpses of glares and looks of disapproval from the employees of whom I was obviously doing there jobs for, but I didn't care.. I was in makeup heaven! With in 2 minutes i had done her concealer, foundation, bronzer, and blush and she looked flawless! I knew it, grandma knew it, and she knew it as soon as I handed her the mirror! I silently gasped with happiness when I saw her facial expression... she had caught Bare Minerals fever! I felt so accomplished. My cousin got up, went to the counter, and asked to purchase a makeup starter kit! I felt like I was sending my child off to kindergarten, I was so proud! My mood escalated even more when the two employees that had been giving me dirty looks actually thanked ME as we were leaving the booth.. That's right, I rock and I know it.
The day with Grandma actually went really well, and I'm saddened knowing that I nearly dreaded the trip at more than one time..
My life is beautiful. :)
I love you grandma <3
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