{"id":2128,"date":"2018-06-30T01:21:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T06:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2018-06-30T01:21:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T06:21:58","slug":"the-eaddiest-beattiest-birthday-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/2018\/06\/30\/the-eaddiest-beattiest-birthday-party\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eaddiest Beattiest Birthday Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/xuX1Je-3gj1Xke4YG2kd0nWAl3CyuhpoQ0edm2LW4S7TGXDknjSl3jnEW82_nTM_35itZkYKvipxPH8jp3xGzuO6SjrrHvWDq4THxlG2jsCHTjBAwFeVTesimlkRsUtms1WDTrqCLQ8TAgVtjz2qNwNOGcFAzNT6aWpaRJuGnncw5bbKyR5awlVE7L6TiyH4hTDdB6TBFTruHTdX9Xv3Em9EXBRU9I5ML8eIVv2YQ0ap_tu1skCFHgOj_uFGc6S8K_00ga7FJ7U-rsIEhHHT17vJ04hT_ACTzoImi_hR3-g3uhyuzDW6x4Bq7EFC7EA3nbCp_LxNIHlvxCSApZTFadDKURrnokIn0V4S64UoRLBKQ3zL-eUGrq4rWXFfLsh-Zd8-JYjgbu-Z0KiM8hR0JmPm5oDi8LEoZq79SwrxrFNb-i80pbaKFpvgtYDVBSKOPvOtwoGo2vtoY6JCsq_x416PUzu3fnna_Q1al1eFWYnW2hzUSfW-9GVkPI4LkqguTURiPuR1YuFYZ_piL3dJI5MVCPX_VSxt0_w8KZx-YncBD1hnO_oOqviSHQlOp4EcV1A2yYSIqUF3WQ-EyouCduyfXKpLoKtlV8mpgjNF0ZKSbcIvd1yO85mMWW4kq0UR759zhgy_9Wr0-lxICwIxXrG3sIdMtiMB_A=w1023-h768-no\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/>We got to play real-life Tetris today, except none of the luggage disappeared when I got it perfectly loaded into the trunk of the Murano. I&#8217;m still not entirely sure how I got everything to fit. I think it was mostly the soft stuff that filled the odd empty spaces. I should invent amorphous luggage.<\/p>\n<p>Once we got everything loaded up, we stopped by Boston Store in the mall to search for deals. I kept getting stuck on dress shirts and jackets, first because non-universal sizing is ridiculous, and then because even at 60% off, some of the prices were still super outlandish. I dig a brand-name thing occasionally, but not for the things I was finding. I did actually end up finding a great deal on a puffy Nautica coat and a Chromecast Ultra. I wished the store was closer to home so I could really spend some time there finding the best deals.<\/p>\n<p>When we finished shopping, Eaddie decided she wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese&#8217;s for her birthday. It wasn&#8217;t quite as nostalgic as I thought it might be. I think it was mostly due to the location. It was, however, a great time once we got past the eating. They have a new system for gaming where you just get a certain amount of time instead of having to spend a finite number of tokens. I think the whole experience actually lost something for not having the tokens, but at least they kept paper tickets.<\/p>\n<p>From there, we headed out of town, stopping by a Harbor Freight to pick up a locking hitch pin. We made it to Chicagoland in just about the amount of time Google Maps stated, and with only minimal cursing over toll roads. Overall I think I&#8217;m just glad we didn&#8217;t die while following other traffic at 20 over the limit. Years of offensive driving habits prepared me for this.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can&#8217;t show people how many you are anymore!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got to play real-life Tetris today, except none of the luggage disappeared when I got it perfectly loaded into the trunk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[28,23,29,39,44],"class_list":["post-2128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventure-time","tag-adventure","tag-anxiety","tag-family","tag-gaming","tag-road-trip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2129,"href":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128\/revisions\/2129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallopingcow.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}