September 13, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:51PM Last night I ran to the grocery store with Eliana while the other two were in choir. I put her in her stroller and armed myself with three reusable cloth bags for my groceries. I only planned on getting the basics...milk, bread, sandwich meat, and some meat for dinners.
Of course, I checked out some of the specials and couldn't resist. A couple of frozen pizzas on sale, veggie chicken nuggets on sale (which have been super-elusive lately), Breyers ice cream on sale (buy three, save an extra $3 on the already marked down price). I loaded up my bags, two on my shoulders and one hanging on Eliana's stroller.
I saw that the sodas were also on sale, if you bought four 12 packs then you got them for $2.49. That's pretty good around here, but I have been trying not to drink soda at home, for one thing, and I just didn't have any more room.
I grabbed a gallon of milk and headed to the register, holding that in my hand. The gentleman in front of me took my milk and put it up on the conveyor belt. He was very nice. I smiled and said something like,"If I had two more arms, I would have some soda, too." He laughed, and then I said,"Not having a cart saves me from my own evil desires!"
I then proceeded to put three half-gallons of ice cream up on the belt. He looked at me, and I smiled sheepishly and said,"Almost..."
Reader Comments (2)
I love you, roomie! This is so you and what I love about you. :) For me, soda is my biggest weakness. By far. Really, really far.
Hahhaa! Funny. I love that I sit in front of the tv eating ice cream and watching the Biggest Loser. Now that's a little backwards.
Elle