Yay to beds... boo to mall parking lots!!!!

I got a bed today. It was one that someone was selling for $30. It's a nice Ikea wooden frame single bed. It's actually a little wider than a normal single bed, but not as big as a double. It's nice. It's nice to actually have a bed in my room too. I went to Zellers this evening to buy a comforter (I had seen one there that I liked and figured would match my room). I ended up finding another one that I liked even more, and it was on sale. It's really nice... and it matches perfectly! Yay! So as I was leaving the mall, a friend called to see if I wanted to meet for dinner. My response was "Sure, once I find my car and get out of here". See... I didn't remember exactly where I parked b/c I was on the phone when I got to the parking lot (therefore not paying much attention to which entrance I was going in). I should clarify that the Metropolis Mall is HUGE. It's the second largest mall in Canada (after West Edmonton of course)... it's pretty big. There are a zillion parking places (really). So, I left the mall in search of my car. That began an almost three hour ordeal. When I hung up the phone, my friend said he would call me back in 1/2 hour (that should have been enough time to get to my can and get back home). When he called, I was still searching, and starting to get a little frustrated. After an hour of searching, I was getting really frustrated. After two hours, I was starting to cry. By the time I found my car, I could hardly move (I had been carrying around a rather large heavy bag with my new comforter in it this entire time). Now in those three hours, I went back into the mall a few times... to get my bearings, go pee, get some food, etc. I eventually had to ask a security guard for help. He's the one who actually found my car. I swear I walked every inch of parking lot except for the corner my car was parked in. GRRRR!!!! It was the most frustrating evening EVER! Obviously dinner plans were cancelled due to the fact that I had not yet made it home. So, the lessons I learned were: don't talk on the phone while entering the mall, and always pay attention to where you park and which entrance you come in.