Last Minute Trips, Getting Lost, and Light Shopping

When Gary came home from work yesterday, I mentioned having a date night. We've been setting money aside so we're able to have a date night at least once or twice per month. Gary lit up and was happy about this proposition, and suggested we head to Burbank, since he wanted to check out a couple of comic book stores. So, we drove there first.

The comic book store was wonderful, with rows and rows of nerdiness. However, they were out of what we were specifically looking for (a female gnome mini for my character). So we called around for a few more places, and didn't have much luck. However, one guy referred us to the Glendale Galleria.

So using my Google map app, I quickly got directions to where we were headed. However, I misread the first set of directions...which said go south on north Hollywood. I got the north and south mixed up, so I told him to head north. Whoops. We went maybe a few blocks in traffic before I realized my mistake. So, Gary decided to take the next left so he could flip around. So, he made the next left...right into the Bob Hope Airport. Megan, you probably know that we couldn't get out right away, lol. We had to make a complete circle, in a bit of traffic, around the airport before we could get back to the street. At this point, I was laughing my butt off because I thought it was hilarious. Gary, who was trying to be frustrated, eventually gave in and laughed as well, teasing me for being an airhead. So we finally made it back to the main road. We also passed by the Warner Brothers Studio, so I was able to wave hello to Megan's job.

We were back on the road, heading to Glendale (which was like 6 miles or so from where we started). Glendale had A LOT of shopping places and everything. Here I thought the Glendale Galleria would be some sort of mall that would be easily found. Oh boy! We traveled through streets of shops and other things, and ended up parking in an indoor parking structure. We walked around the streets and shops for a bit, thinking that this whole outdoor thing was the galleria. Finally we stopped at a hot dog place, and had hot dogs and fries for our dinner. The next corner we turned, there was a huge Inn-N-Out. Poor Gary, his favorite place. But he did admit the hot dog was good, and the people were super friendly. We also noticed a group of guys playing Magic the Gathering, and asked where the comic book stores were. They sadly informed us they were all closed by now...so we never got to explore the comic book stores. We did enjoy strolling around with each other, though. We even gave some fries to a guy who was sitting down against a wall with a friend. We were full, but didn't want to toss them. Haha. He was thrilled to receive them, though.

Finally we headed back to our car, and on the way out, passed by a huge mall which said, "Glendale Galleria". We couldn't help but laugh...it was an indoor mall, but for some reason we missed it. It was blinded by all the lights, buildings, and shops on the outside. Oh, well. At least we had fun. We got a little lost on the way out, but luckily my Google maps got us back to the freeway. We did have a nice time together, though, even if we didn't get what we were looking for. Burbank and Glendale are sure beautiful! A bit too city for me, but still nice.











(Of course it was flooded with people, which doesn't show in these pics. I stole these from a website, so they're not mine).

Our traveling adventures didn't end there, however. We did crash when we made it home, and it felt nice, too. Today, though, was another adventure.

We got up this morning, showered, had a little breakfast, then headed out once again. We stopped at our local Goodwill and Salvation Army, which we like to do, and browsed. Gary found a bookshelf which caught his attention, and bought it. He's been wanting his own bookshelf for his gaming books and other things, so he was determined to find one. It's cute.

After we came home and dropped off the bookshelf, we headed out again. This time we drove to Chatsworth/Northridge/Studio City/Canoga Park area, and checked out their local comic book stores, as well as thrift stores. We couldn't find anything we were looking for. However, a place in Canoga Park named Collector's Paradise, had lots of awesome things, none of which we were looking for exactly, were super friendly and looked up places we could go next. We were determined to find something. We then went next door and ate some delicious pizza at a cute place named D'Amore's Pizza. The customer service there was wonderful as well, so we left a tip :) .





Since we were unable to find what we were looking for here, we went back to the original place in Burbank. Here we were able to buy a few different minis. The store is named The Last Grenadier.

We then headed home, but stopped by Michael's first, where we bought paint so we could paint our minis. We cleared the dining room table, and painted away. Here they are (I am not that skilled...I painted the female, the one with the crossbow, Gary the other 2):





I didn't get my gnome, but Gary bought one online...so she's coming later :)

Anyway, dinner is ready. Time to eat with husband, then make a trip for ice cream to finish our wonderful weekend so far together. Bye!

PS- The second week of the D&D campaign was way better! I was able to come out of my shell thanks to the hilarious group (one speaks in a British accent, the other in a Russian...all faked of course, but funny and quite talented). Okay, bye!