THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN PROBABLY 40+ YEARS

 

Stew and I are going up to Auckland today, to meet up with Stew's sister, Khady.

She's been house sitting out on the coast, and so we didn't get to see her in Wanganui when we were down in Palmerston North the other day.

So we are catching up with her today.

She wants to go to IKEA, which opened at Mt Wellington/Sylvia Park recently.

God help us... because it is bound to be EXTREMEMLY BUSY with Boxing Day Sales and all that.

Last time I went shopping/out and about on Boxing Day?  So long ago I can't remember, but it's got to be 40+ years.

While I LOVE shopping, I do not like it when there's thousands of people crammed into malls.

When our kids had Christmas money to spend, Stew was the one who took them out shopping on Boxing Day.  I stayed home every time.

So, today is going to be 'interesting'.  Traffic is bound to be heavy, parking is going to be a nightmare, and then crowds of people?  We might just end up a bit frazzled by the end of the day.

Or not!  It might not be too bad???  Maybe???

Let's wait and see.

ABOVE:  Ha ha ha!  It wasn't Marley in the dolls pram... Lily got in it, and insisted she was pushed around and around.  Too funny.