caffeine high

so i went to ellen's at 8:30 and we took off for our day of holiday shopping. first we dropped off her car. then lovely little leigh picked us up and first stop was starbucks. ellen got a small chai and leigh and i got medium gingerbread lattes. really good. we shared gingerbread and apple cake. delish. then we hit toys 'r' us. busy but not too bad. ellen picked up some stuff. i figured out what i'm going to get teh kids. i'm going to get i a lego-like pirate ship kit and m a build and decorate your own purse, i think. after that we went to best buy and got something or other. then we went to....k mart, i guess, and found a few little goodies. then we decided to hit smokey bones. we had NO WAIT. we thought it would be packed but it wasn't! ellen and i shared baby back ribs. they were good. the cornbread, though overpriced at nearly 4$, tastes like dessert, it's good. leigh had brunswick stew (which is like spaghetti sauce with a lot of meat in it to me) and a chicken flatbread sandwich. all yummy.