It's that time of year...

Well, folks, it's that time of year.  Time for Elves on the Shelves across the world to report back to the North Pole for duty. 

Prim supposes that she's ready to go.  About this time last year, she was looking forward to getting through the crazyness of the Christmas season.  And about this time last year, she was dreaming of all the adventures that she'd have when she finally took the year off from working in the North Pole.  And what a year it's been! 

She's had a great time being off the shelf, enjoying vacations and making new friends.  She's loved her shopping trips to Ikea, taking in a ball game, and partying hard at a country concert.

Oh wait, we haven't told you about those things yet?  Well then the farewells can wait until next time! Prim's still got some adventures to recount. 


Shopping at Ikea:

Ikeas are everywhere, but they are most definitely not in the North Pole.  So Prim wanted to see what all the fuss was about. 

She thought that this bed was too big.

 

 

And this bed was too weird. 

But this bed was juuuuuuuust right.

Then Prim thought that this chair was too big.

And that this one was juuuuuuust right.

Taking in a ball game:

What's more enjoyable than the great American pasttime?  Not a whole lot, Prim thinks, since the great American pasttime comes with garlic french fries.  And hot dogs.  And churros.  And cotton candy.  And baseball players in uniforms. 

 

 

A country concert:

 

Prim got to join a fun group of ladies to see Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan when they came to San Diego.  And by "a fun group of ladies," I mean some pretty cool gals that introduced Prim to a lot of American things. 

 

 

Like tailgating and beer. 

 

And cowboy hats and beer.

 

 

And good music on a hot summer night. 

 

 

 

And beer.