Shopping with Nana...
I have been given special permission from Nana herself, to post this video of our 'shopping' experience yesterday. (even though she is terribly embarrassed)
Now, you must know... that i did NOT start filming until she herself was already laughing! Then I started laughing... and then soon enough, the whole situation was out of control. poor nana.
Here is the story...
Shopping with Nana is always "good times". However, any of us that shop with Nana on any type of a normal basis, knows that for some reason - or some thing - we are learning that Nana is just not 'wired' quite right. Maybe it is just the thought, or even the adrenalin rush she gets when we mention shopping, but something inside her clicks - and then it begins. It can sometimes take a while to 'get into the shopping'.
Yesterday for example...
The day started off fine. Nana was excited to get out. She beat me getting ready of course, anxious to get going. She was feeling great! We hadn't even really started our shopping day, but like i mentioned... it only takes the mention of shopping - and her adrenalin rush to set things off. Off we went. We were on our way to Rod Works & i asked her to pull into the Wells Fargo drive up window, so that i could make a deposit for work. We pulled in to the drive up window. There was a truck in front of us, and as soon as we pulled in to the 'vaccume tube' a car pulled in behind us. We were stuck - but at this point, everything was still fine. We were happy and laughing and making jokes. At this particular drive up window, there are two vaccume tubes in each lane. At each tube, there is a camera. It is through these cameras that you communicate with the teller, So, you are on camera as soon as you pull in. (Keep this in mind as you watch the video-you can see the teller come on the camera just behind Nana) Nana hadn't seen this type of drive up window before & even said
"Oh look! I am on CAMERA! (as she straightens our her shirt) Gosh they dont let you get away with anything these days... do they?"
I told her that is how she is going to communicate with the bank teller. "Oh." She said.
So, she got out the plastic tube. I handed her my deposit and she placed it in the tube and sent it on its way to the teller.
No sooner had she pushed the 'send' button, she leaned back in her chair and said 'oh boy... i am not feeling so good.'
"Really?" i said?
"Jodi, I am serious... do you have a bag or something?"
(we were in their rental car-that was clean as a whistle)
I looked around for ANYTHING to grab. Remember... we were in the drive up window behind a truck, and a car was behind us. We hadn't done any of our shopping yet... so we didn't have any bags in the car! not a one!
"Jodi, what do i do?"
"Mom! ...seriously? are you really not ok?"
"NO! I am going to barf!"
I then opened the glove box that LUCKILY has a new booklet or something that had plastic wrap on it. I carefully and QUICKLY took off the plastic so as to make a sort of 'bag'.
and then it all began....
(***a warning -- those with a weak constitution... for the love of Pete! do NOT push the play button!!!)
(This video is also rated PG-13. there is slight 'cursing' involved. As Dr. Phil would say, 'please make sure that there are no children in the room.')
We have watched this video several times since yesterday, and still can not watch it without laughing so hard that tears come to our eyes. Thanks Mom for the good laugh at your expense. We love you -- and still LOVE to go shopping with you.
Now, you must know... that i did NOT start filming until she herself was already laughing! Then I started laughing... and then soon enough, the whole situation was out of control. poor nana.
Here is the story...
Shopping with Nana is always "good times". However, any of us that shop with Nana on any type of a normal basis, knows that for some reason - or some thing - we are learning that Nana is just not 'wired' quite right. Maybe it is just the thought, or even the adrenalin rush she gets when we mention shopping, but something inside her clicks - and then it begins. It can sometimes take a while to 'get into the shopping'.
Yesterday for example...
The day started off fine. Nana was excited to get out. She beat me getting ready of course, anxious to get going. She was feeling great! We hadn't even really started our shopping day, but like i mentioned... it only takes the mention of shopping - and her adrenalin rush to set things off. Off we went. We were on our way to Rod Works & i asked her to pull into the Wells Fargo drive up window, so that i could make a deposit for work. We pulled in to the drive up window. There was a truck in front of us, and as soon as we pulled in to the 'vaccume tube' a car pulled in behind us. We were stuck - but at this point, everything was still fine. We were happy and laughing and making jokes. At this particular drive up window, there are two vaccume tubes in each lane. At each tube, there is a camera. It is through these cameras that you communicate with the teller, So, you are on camera as soon as you pull in. (Keep this in mind as you watch the video-you can see the teller come on the camera just behind Nana) Nana hadn't seen this type of drive up window before & even said
"Oh look! I am on CAMERA! (as she straightens our her shirt) Gosh they dont let you get away with anything these days... do they?"
I told her that is how she is going to communicate with the bank teller. "Oh." She said.
So, she got out the plastic tube. I handed her my deposit and she placed it in the tube and sent it on its way to the teller.
No sooner had she pushed the 'send' button, she leaned back in her chair and said 'oh boy... i am not feeling so good.'
"Really?" i said?
"Jodi, I am serious... do you have a bag or something?"
(we were in their rental car-that was clean as a whistle)
I looked around for ANYTHING to grab. Remember... we were in the drive up window behind a truck, and a car was behind us. We hadn't done any of our shopping yet... so we didn't have any bags in the car! not a one!
"Jodi, what do i do?"
"Mom! ...seriously? are you really not ok?"
"NO! I am going to barf!"
I then opened the glove box that LUCKILY has a new booklet or something that had plastic wrap on it. I carefully and QUICKLY took off the plastic so as to make a sort of 'bag'.
and then it all began....
(***a warning -- those with a weak constitution... for the love of Pete! do NOT push the play button!!!)
(This video is also rated PG-13. there is slight 'cursing' involved. As Dr. Phil would say, 'please make sure that there are no children in the room.')
We have watched this video several times since yesterday, and still can not watch it without laughing so hard that tears come to our eyes. Thanks Mom for the good laugh at your expense. We love you -- and still LOVE to go shopping with you.
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