Edward!!!! o…m…g. Ben stopped watching Twilight with me last night because I was grinning and swooning like a lovesick teenager the entire time! I LOVED the movie! Sure, as some of you mentioned, the special effects were a little low budget and there were a few corny parts in the movie – but overall, the tortured love story and ahem, Robert Pattinson aka Edward Cullen, won me over. I debated going to a midnight screening of New Moon!!!
Alas, I couldn’t because I’m up early to head to the Mall of America today!!
The Mall of America is in Bloomington, MN – about 15 minutes outside of downtown Minneapolis – and in case you didn’t know, the MOA has…
- 20,000 parking spaces, 520 stores and 50 restaurants
- Light rail transit to and from the airport and downtown Minneapolis
- The nation’s largest indoor theme park
- NO SALES TAX ON CLOTHING
- 4.3 miles of total store front footage
- A consistent, indoor temperature of 70 degrees
- 4 levels, each .57 miles around
- Enough space to fit 258 Statue of Liberty’s inside
- 40 million visitors annually
How’s THAT for a mall?
My Mom and I are heading up to spend the entire day basking in the Christmas shopping glory, reveling in the beautiful holiday decorations and spending time in the great city of Minneapolis. I haven’t been back since my friend’s bachelorette party last May!
In case you didn’t know, I lived in Minneapolis for three years right after college. I have so many memories of learning how to live on my own and become an “adult”, so it hold a very special place in my little heart. 
Road trip essentials:
Magazines
How I accumulated all of these, I’ll never know!
It least after reading, I’ll know how to get flat abs, lose 10lbs and decipher whether or not he’s into me. 
Breakfast
I FINALLY found Peanut Butter & Jelly Lara Bars at the Hy-Vee we ate at last week! SOOOO excited – it’s the only flavor I haven’t tried!!
I adore Lara Bars for their ingredient list. It seriously makes me giddy.
Yogurt
Honeycrisp Apple
Tower o’ breakfast aka Christmas shopping fuel.
I also have my can’t-leave-home-without-it H2O.
Alright folks – I’m off! Here’s hoping we can cross everything off our Christmas shopping lists in one fell swoop! Have a wonderful Saturday!
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Big shopping malls: Love ‘em or Leave ‘em?
What do you want for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Other?
If you liked the movie, you’ll LOVE the books! I saw New Moon last night and it was good. Mall of America?! Oh, I’d love to go there. I thoroughly enjoy big malls.
The big thing that I’m asking for, for Christmas, is a Kindle (which is like an electronic book), but other than that, some cooking stuff, magazine subscriptions and clothes.
The mall of america is nice… but a bit overwhelming. I have to be mentally prepared for a trip there.
Have a fun shopping!
I hoard magazines like no other. I have TONS from when I was even in my teens. I have huge bins of them. I love them. No clue what I’m planning to do with them, though…
Oh I would love to go that mall, if only for the experience! Sounds like it’s going to be a FUN day!
I used to go to King of Prussia when I lived in Philly, and that one is big, but not as huge as the one you’re going to. Now, I live in Atlanta near two really “fancy” malls… so I tend to just stay away!
Kristin! I am so jealous. I hear that this Mall is the Promised Land of all Malls. You shop your cute little heart out.
And PS- the PBJ Lara bar is great! Really tastes like the real thing.
Have a blast!
WHAT. I want to go to there.
I’m adding “visit the mall of America” to my bucket list.
Glad you liked the movie! You should so read the books!! Have fun shopping! I’ve never been to the MOA but it sounds AMAZING!!
ahhh totally jealous you are going to my hometown – i grew up like 10 minutes from the mall
have soooo much fun today lady – can’t wait to see the recap!!!
That mall looks awesome. I’ve always wanted to go. My grandparents went and brought me back an abercrombie t-shirt that you could get anywhere around here. What an odd souvenir to bring from such a special place
Do post all your loot when you get back! I just had a mini shopping spree on Thursday at lunch. I used some old gift cards and hit Sephora and Target. Fun!
For Christmas I just ordered myself a Canon 30D and lens off ebay. I can’t wait!
I just wanted to say that I made a somewhat modified version of your apple crisp oats and they were DELISH! Thanks for the inspiration!
What? No tax on clothing!? How do they get away with that one? Amazing!
Oh, the book was soooooooo much better than the movie!! I think I may have actually thought it was a good movie if I hadn’t read the book first. That series is so addictive, it’s not even funny!
Don’t tell me that about the movie. Now I have to see it.
I like big malls but only occassionally.
For Christmas I want footie PJ’s from Target. Reminds me of my youth.
i LIVE for mall of america. but then again, I know that place like the back of my hand so I can skip what I dont want, get in and out in a flash (unless its the christmas season, then fighting the crowds proves to be a little bit crazier!)
Hope you have fun! Eat at the new crave while youre there
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that mall looks SOO fun! gah i would freak out. have a blast!