a birthday in buffalo

first thing tomorrow morning, my mom and i will be heading down to buffalo, NY, for the weekend. it's a belated mother's day gift for her, and an early birthday treat for me. so, with lists in hand and stomachs ready to partake of a crap-laden feast, we'll drive southeast in what is presently promising to be absolutely gorgeous weather (sunny, breezy and 70F).

we'll hit all the buffalo/amherst staples like walden galleria, boulevard mall, eastern hills mall (which simply refuses to die despite drastically waning attendance over the past 10 years) and a whole heap o'targets. i'll have a couple of krispy kreme donuts at some point, and we'll likely wind up at the brand new cheesecake factory for my birthday lunch on sunday. at least one breakfast or afternoon coffee break will take place at the panera bread company, and i suspect one breakfast might happen at...OMG...the original pancake house. best. pancakes. EVER. though, with a looooooooooong wait for a table on weekends, we may opt out.

my "to-buy" list is rather eclectic and includes items like scented bleach (we don't have that here) and jelly belly jelly beans (SO much cheaper at wegman's than anywhere in canada), orange tic tacs and socks, curtains (window panels, actually) and ice cream, frozen dinners and fluoride rinse. as ever, we're also going with the hope of a great JC Penney sale in our hearts...this despite the trials of my most recent shopping trip to that store.

so, until sunday, happy weekend to all!

(btw, moob, Ratatouille was cute, but long and not as pizzazzy as previous pixar flicks.)