Y10 D18

Yesterday started off a little rough, but managed to finish okay. Basically it all caught up with B and overwhelmed her. We got up, had breakfast, and planned on going to a mall nearby for some shopping. She had said at breakfast she wanted to "take it slow" so I thought she meant move slowly physically. Just kind of meander. She meant that she didn't want to leave until like noon. Big miscommunication there. We ended up leaving at 8am which was right in the middle of morning tram commute. We had to run to the tram as it was leaving when we got to the station, it was packed with people, and just not pleasant. The ride to the mall was a good 25+ minutes. The malls here open at 9 so we did arrive like right when it opened, but she was already flustered. We only managed to walk around a little bit before it all hit her like a tidal wave. We ended up having to walk a half a mile as the train back was in a different area. That didn't help. By the time we got back around 11, she was beat. I ended up calming her down, getting her to rest, and I went out to find us some lunch. At 12:15, downtown, on a weekday. Not fun. I finally decided on some Persian street food which was really good, but it was just an exhausting morning.

After a nap for her, we both got our bearings back and felt better. She slept for over 4 hours. The night was much better. We hopped on the tram and went to the Queen Vic Winter Market. Basically a night market with stalls and food. Imagine Portland Saturday Street Fair booths combined with food trucks. Good food trucks too, not shitty ones. I had BBQ lamb ribs with a normandy potato salad and she had an apple crumble plus chips with gravy (no not from the same place dork). We ended up doing some shopping and she got a cool handmade leather bag, a notebook, and a candle.

Overall, the night really put us back on track. We took the tram back, but stopped a few stops early to do some touristy shopping before the hotel. We got things for the kid, her sisters, a t-shirt for me, etc. Just some odds and ends so people know we love them. Maybe. We'll see.

Today is the aquarium with B's friend. We are taking it slow today and heading out around 11. No other plans than that right now, but it should be a fun day.