this morning was all rush rush around the house. i got up and ate my breakfast. i was thinking- hey, nice easy day. going to watch some shows, maybe a movie or two. tuesday is a piano lesson day. oh no. mom and dad had other plans. i had to get dressed and we all left the house at like 8am. what the heck? mom wouldn't tell me where we were going.
mom drove me and dad out of town. we drove for a bit and stopped at a drugstore for a bathroom break. dad drank too much coffee this morning. mom picked up a soda and some candy. i want a spice drop! we got back in the car and i begged dad for some spice drops. i love those things. mom said they're only for good boys. so i had to sit quietly.
mom drove us a little father and we were at our destination: jacksonville immigration center. we got there an hour early so mom drove us around the corner to a cafe. hey, i've been here before. we came a few months ago so dad could have a meeting. mom talked the cafe guy into making me a basket of french fries. awesome! i sat and ate french fries while the grown ups relaxed. turns out dad's got another meeting today and this time mom has to go too which means i get to tag along. cool.
i finished my fries and we went back to the immigration center. there were a bunch of people milling about the door. this scary man was checking paper and id cards. he asked: do you have any guns, batteries, perfume, gum, candy, electronics? if you said yes, all those kinds of things had to be put back in the car. if you said no, he let you in the door. we managed to get all the banned stuff out of our bags and into the car. the guy let us through the door and then we had to deal with the metal detector man. he xrayed the bags and then patted them down. it took ages to get past him. i heard dad's name called. we all turned and waved at the man- yes, we're here.
when metal detector man was done touching our bags we had a quick bathroom break. the man who called dad's name earlier came back out and showed us into his office. we all got chairs to sit on. the man gave me a piece of candy and he started talking with mom and dad. it was kind of boring. i just sat and sucked on my candy. the guy asked a few questions- mostly is this your address? he stamped a few papers and signed a couple things. then he said- ok, we're done. and that is how my dad got approved for his green card. i have no idea what that means. mom said the card lets dad stay in america and he can come and go as he pleases for as long as he wants. ok then.
it took us an hour to get to jacksonville for a meeting that was less than 30min. now what? mom and dad talked for a minute and it was decided we should just go home and relax. so back in the car and mom drove us home. getting home took longer than an hour though. there was an accident on one of the main highways. it was totally shut down and all the traffic had to get off and be diverted. bummer. there was a lot of just sitting. it took us like 2hrs to get home. well longer than that because we stopped off at a big walmart in starke to see what they have. mom got me a couple things to eat since it was after 2pm and i didn't have lunch. i had some carrots and ranch and then a purple smoothie. cool.
finally got home. we all relaxed around the house a bit before mom was all- get your socks it's time to go out. but it's raining and there's a thunderstorm. who care's? it's time for a good boy treat. i got a surprise adventure for being good on our trip today! so we all got in the car and mom drove us across town. i kind of fell asleep. i woke up a few minutes later at a bowling alley. I LOVE BOWLING!
bowling was awesome. i had a great time knocking down the pins. we played 3 games. dad beat me and mom every time. mom and i are both pretty evenly matched. she only beat me by a few points each time. with a little more practice i will be beating her soon.
after we turned in our shoes it was time to go out for dinner. mom drove us to the mexican place she and dad like. we got a table and ordered a bunch of tasty food. i tried something called a cheese quasadilla. it did not go down well. as soon as it touched my tongue i puked. nope, i'm not eating that shit. i didn't chew it, i didn't even close my mouth. mom was not impressed. oh well. i still had a pretty fun day.