Verdi's Big Adventure

When we were in Myrtle Beach for Labor Day weekend, Mimi, Cannon and I decided to go to Market Common. It is this new, upscale (FINALLY!!) shopping, dining experience. Stores such as White House/Black Market, Shoezz, Chicos, Izzie Bee, etc.

Okay, back to the story. We walked in several stores, had lunch at P.F Chang's (oh, yes, Cheryl!) and then to the chocolate store for a few truffles before we headed to the car. As we were walking to the car I looked down and realized that Verdi was missing! He was no longer sitting in the stroller with Cannon. He had escaped! Mimi and I panicked! We began tracing our steps, went into every store--asking EVERY sales clerk if they had seen Verdi. Back into P.F. Chang's, "Hostess, have you seen Verdi"? Nope. No one had seen him. I was so distraught, knowing that Cannon's beloved Monkey, had fallen out of his stroller and someone KEPT him! We gave up. I debated on what I would tell Anna Kate about Verdi. Would I just replace him with a new Verdi? Would she know?

Defeated, we started walking back to the car. We rounded the corner and I noticed a little old man sitting on a bench and then I saw two cute, little green, striped legs! IT WAS VERDI! He was sitting on the bench with this man. I ran over, "YOU FOUND VERDI!", I exclaimed. He looked at me for a second, and said "Oh, this monkey laid on the ground for a long time before some lady picked him up and sat him beside me. I told her to just leave him laying there on the sidewalk because I was getting a kick out of everyone stopping to take a look at him and then walking around him and staring". Apparently, Verdi entertained, was rescued and then kept a little man company all in 15 minutes!

Praise God, he was rescued!