Simple Pleasures

I went home to see my mother and step-father on Sunday. They thought it was to visit. However, I was just really missing Wal-Mart. Atlanta doesn't have one, and after $72 on groceries last week at Publix and the cupboards are bare again, I decided I needed a spree at one.

I had finally accepted Atlanta's smaller grocery stores: a Target with 2 floors, Publix with really long aisles and only carries two-thirds of what I really want. (How can a grocery store NOT have turkey chili? Seriously? Slim Fast in powder form? Not here!)

I grabbed a cart at Wal-Mart and began sweet talking the food, "Hello Hamburger Helper, I've missed you! What's that? You actually have 2 new varieties? Yes please!"

My mother put a little distance between us when I shrilled with glee at the cereal aisle. "Look Ma, they have three sizes of Lucky Charms! Three sizes! I bet that big one won't even fit in my cupboard!"

She yelled at me when I began baby talking the Pringles, all $1 a can. "You're so cute! Yes you are! And I can take your brothers and your sisters home with me because you're less than half the price than in Atlanta!"

Seriously, most fun I had all week. I filled and entire cart full of mostly premade food that will last me months and handed over my credit card when the total reached $58. I saved $8 in crackers alone. Now for all this eating I have planned.