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Thursday, August 20, 2009

232/365 I'm Mall Alone

The school recommended to put me up at a Fairfield Inn right on the outer loop of the Gurnee Mills Outlet Mall, so I was obliged to investigate. Underwhelming. I don't want to shop. I did enjoy the show put on by four little girls, tow-headed and dolled up in summer sundresses, dancing and singing at full volume in front of the dressing room mirrors at the Saks Off Fifth Outlet. What untethered joy! They created a delightful racket and their mother did nothing to stop them. Some other shoppers gave disparaging looks, but nobody said anything. I would've stepped up on behalf of the noisy quartet. Too much time away from home has me feeling lonely, but their happiness was infectious.

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