Friday, July 11, 2025

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 5:30, finally waking/getting up at 6:30am.

We left the apt at 8:15 and had breakfast in Egg Harbor Cafe in The Glen. Teresa had the Caprese Avocado Toast (with a Spanish assist from our waiter) and I the Traditional Breakfast. We both had coffee and the total was $53.85 including tip. (Later, Teresa read me the riot act about the cost of food, insisting that she cook our meals to save money.)

We walked around The Glen and Teresa guided me into a store. I could see it was a sporting goods store and when we took the escalator up, I thought, “this looks like the Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Schaumburg. I saw a sign a minute later that told me it was a Dick’s Sporting Goods store. Teresa found a purse on sale and I bought a present for my son. I can’t believe they think they’re going to sell all these water bottles:

We spent quite a bit of time in the store then checked out a few more stores in The Glen. I felt too warm in my hiking pants and t-shirt so we made a stop at the apt.

I changed into shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt.

Teresa wanted to check out a different Lulumon and by process of elimination I figured it wasn’t the Chicago Fashion Outlet Mall or Old Orchard Mall.

We left about an hour later and I drove us to Woodfield Mall and parked at the entrance closest to the Lulumon store. Teresa checked it out then decided Laura, who has been praising it as a discount store, must have been there on a sale day.

We went nearby to a Dick’s Sporting Goods store Teresa again checked out the prices.

I drove us to a nearby Oberweis Dairy in Rolling Meadows. We had the same Banana Royale as yesterday 

but I was surprised it was more expensive at $13.11. After we finished our ice cream I inquired about why it was more expensive here than Glenview, specifically I questioned the $1.69 charge.

It turned out the sales boy pushed the wrong button so they reimbursed me almost $2.  (The manager had no idea what the difference was between a High Tax and a Local Tax.)

I stopped nearby at a GNC to inquire about my Calendula flower capsules but, as expected, they don’t carry them.

It was 5:30 when I drove us back to the apt.

We left the apt at 7:30 and drove to KFC 8 minutes away. I ordered a 5-piece original recipe combo with 4 sides (2 mashed potato and 2 cole slaw) for $16. Teresa loved the mashed potatoes and the chicken (even though she still picked off the skin). She said it was much tastier than Frisby. We finished it with just the water in our thermos.

We’re going to try again tomorrow for the Art Institute, weather permitting.

 

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