So much to say... This will be a long one!

I have been told I have been slacking in my blogging. I guess that means I have a lot to carch up on. With work I have not had the beautiful 3am thoughts that I usually have but it was a long weekend so let me start there.

Lets talk SNOWBOARDING FIRST!

What's up with this weather. We finally get blessed with snow all last week. By Thursday the passes had 30+ inches of Fresh powder and I was ready and waiting to get out on the slopes. I made all these plans to go to Stevens on Sat... then on Thursday, Stevens announces they will not open until Sunday. I thought that really sucked.. but there is Always Snoqualmie! Then Friday Snoqualmie decieded to close too because of what is now being called THE PINEAPPLE EXPRESS. IT rained 5 inches and melted all the beautiful snow. WHAT THE HELL!

We finally get this great snow and then it goes and melts. Needless to say.. my weekend packed with snowboarding did not happen.

Instead I went to the mall and windowshopped. SOOO MANY PEOPLE. I hope the economy is benefiting from this because I have worked at a mall for the last 3 christmas's and I have never seen so many people shopping. IT IS CRAZY! And things are not as cheap as they should be. I remember getting great deals at Christmas time but this year I am not seeing any steals. WHATS UP WITH THAT... Maybe it is just becuase I am lacking in that great MALL DISCOUNT I so loved. There is still time. I get paid on Friday.. we will see if I can find any super deals!

SUNDAY.. I went to Portland for the day with my friends to visit some friends from high school. We decided since we were in Portland, we would check out the mall and see if we could find any more deals. Sadly... even without tax.. things were too expensive and there was no one I was really shopping for. I did however find one shirt to get for a gift. Listen to this...

STUPID RETAIL PEOPLE!!! I can say that because I used to be one of them. I bought this shirt. Nothing special.. simple shirt. I take it back to my friends house and deciede I should get it in another size. So I run back to the mall to exchange it while I was in Portland because this store was not in Seattle. I assume I will have to fill out a form or something for an exchange.. no big deal. So the lady exchanges it for me and asks for my ID. I say "My address is different so let me jsut tell it to you when you are ready." After taking 5 min to write my name on her form she is finally ready to take my address. I wasnt too pissed yet because i had a Washington Id in Oregon so I will give her the benefit of the doubt even though the name is clearly printed on the ID. So she asks for the address. I start with my street... "blah blah blah... 65th Ave NE, Seattle" Mind you I am watching her write this... She starts writing seattle on the street line of her form. She writes the S then stops... thinks.. and asks... "Seattle? How do you spell Seattle?" In a condicending Amy tone I say... "S-E-A-T-T-L-E" SHe goes on and says... ok... "What City?" I WAS LIKE WHAT??? SEATTLE IS THE CITY>.... SEATTLE WASHINGTON!!!! What the hell! I am not from Portland but I know how to spell PORTLAND and I know it is located in OREGON... Freaking stupid HOLIDAY HELP!

OK... I had to vent. THat was my long LONG weekend. I hope I do not run into any more stupid retail people before the holiday is over... PLEASE SPARE ME!!!