The things we do...

So today I went to Build-A-Bear to build a bear for a project I am going to do with my class. I went in to see if they had a stuffed animal size backpack, and ended up building an entire bear because they had a special. It was very interesting. First, the people that work their must pop pills all day because they are way too excited about being there.
Now, I am an adult. I understand that building a bear is not this magical experience and that the bear will not have any sort of soul or emotions. I'm not entirely sure that the people that work there understand this. I would have been perfectly happy with them just stuffing the animal and giving it to me, but nooooo...I had to go through the whole build-a-bear motions. I had to step on the peddle and fill my bear's body with fluff. I had to pick out a heart, make a wish, kiss it, and put it in the bear's body. I felt completely ridiculous the entire time, and drew the line when asked to name it and give it a birth certificate. I think the salesgirl was surprised I didn't want a birth certificate for my stuffed animal. I wanted to be like "Lady, I'm 29!" She also offered the Build-A-Bear rewards program to me. Seriously...do I look like someone that's going to come into B-A-B frequently enough to join an rewards program? The most awkward part was carrying the big B-A-B cardboard house around the mall. Not only is the thing bulky, but when an adult carries one and there is no child in sight, there are lots of stares. I bet people thought I was special.
It's amazing the things we do for our class. Hopefully, the project will go well and this experience will not have been in vain.

Here's the end product! He is ready for school, and he does look really cute!