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As I write this post, I will likely have returned from my Hawaii trip. So we will be in the run up to Xmas, where we will be seeing family and friends. I still have to find another gift to buy her, and she appreciates my frugality in finding a gift that will both bring her happiness whenever she sees/uses it and is something she'd consider good value.
Today, we ended up doing a simple shopping trip to Walmart, followed by a visit to a home furnishings store to get small gifts for my niece & husband, and for my nephew. All 3 got mugs, as they will be easy to pack for their return trips back home. Then, it was off to the nearby T-Mobile store to check on whether my plan is the Magenta Max plan. It wasn't, so the store employee graciously changed my plan to give me greater value for the same price. (I'll now get free Wi-Fi on airplanes due to a new T-Mobile promotion.)
Once we were finally done with stores, it was off to get a bite to eat. As much as I prefer Burger King to McDonald's, I might have chosen the latter because of the woman manning the counter. She could not operate the cash register, nor could she count how much money to give me in change from a $20 bill. I was a little annoyed, but realized that fast food joints are now scraping the bottom of the employment pool and this woman was typical of the prospective employees left in the employment pool.
After finishing our burgers, I dropped her off at the train station. Neither of us wanted to separate from each other, and the shortness of this week's visit made our parting a little sadder than usual. Hopefully, we will feel equally as uplifted when we are together again....
