When I say, “big sister,” that means my oldest sister. You can find out more about her as you peruse through some of my other tales. We are the bookends of the kids with ten years in the middle. She liked to go to school. Me? Not so much. I thought she might even make a career out of it.
This is what big sis looked like when she got us to go shopping with her.
I remember her coming home in between educational stints and ask if my other sister and I wanted to go “shopping.” Of course, we said, “YES!” I’m not quite sure why we agreed because every shopping trip turned out the same way, but if lunch was on the menu, we’d go. This is how it went: she shopped, and we watched. She had this shopping thing down pat. We would go into a store and she looked at EVERYTHING in the clothing section and the shoe section. She loved to look at shoes! It seems that she never found what she wanted in the first store. That continued from store to store.
While she shopped, I sat near the entrance of the store and watched people. I found that very entertaining. That is where I learned the skill of people watching. I saw people of all shapes and sizes and colors. Some were oblivious to what was going on. They were just along because someone dragged them to the store. Others carried loads of bags full of stuff. Some were loud while others just peeked out from under their eyelids so they wouldn’t stumble. There were people who were not so attractive and some guys that were very attractive. When big sis was done in that store, I got to watch from another store front.
This is me and my other sis after we get to eat lunch.
Now, I tell you the truth, mostly, when she got done at the last store, she invariably said, “I didn’t find what I wanted. Let’s go back to the first store.” And when we did, you might guess that what she picked up and carried to the cash register was the very first item she had looked at. Geesh!
At least we got lunch out of it!
To this day, shopping is not my favorite activity. I usually know what I want and am in and out of the store a flash. However, I do find folks amusing and if you throw lunch in the invitation, I might just go along if you want to go shopping.