The best part though about the whole experience was going to Woolworth's to eat at their dining area. Those were the best chocolate milk shakes I've ever had. They don't make them anymore like they used to. She'd order me a cheeseburger with fries and a chocolate milkshake. She insisted that I'd eat as much on the plate possible till there was almost nothing left. I thought I was going to pop. But after eating I felt so serene and happy. All of the arguing and bickering amongst us just washed away while we ate. That is until I'd find a new Barbie doll in the distance that I just had to have. "Just finish that milkshake and never mind about that doll." "I'll get it for you after we eat!" What a big fat lie...
What's funny is that when my son was a toddler, I found myself using the same line. Thanks, mom.
