Of Fashion and Foodstuffs
Sep. 5th, 2009 09:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
feliciakwA couple of ordinary things that make life more pleasant . . .
My boss had a jewelry party a couple weeks ago. Not anything from a company or home party system or anything. Just one of her friends (who is from Lawrence, Kansas, incidentally) makes jewelry. Boss's Friend was in town and brought some pieces with her, and Boss had a party and I bought a really nice garnet and pearl chunky-type necklaces, and I really like it. It's fun to play with when I'm wearing it. And it's not uncomfortable at all. Some of my pendant chains are uncomfortable in the summer or at the end of the day, but this necklace is fun to fiddle with and play with and it's just fun.
We also got a new grocery store in town, a Martin's. It's huge and clean and amazing and the customer service is polite and the other customers don't growl at me. And they have unsweetened soy milk. Honest to Pete, I thought I was gonna cry when I saw that they had unsweetened soy milk for less than the cost of a kidney (on sale for under $3 this week. Normally priced at under $4). Cry, I tell you. They have a diabetic section and a gluten-free section and a reasonable selection of vegetarian fare and an organic section and lots of other stuff. And it's not like I use any of that stuff (though I do have to be careful of my sugar intake), but I've often said that if you're a vegetarian, a diabetic, or keep kosher in Culpeper, you are out of luck. (I didn't see a kosher section, but maybe I just wasn't looking in the right place.)
Geo and I went shopping yesterday, and as we're walking down one of the aisles, he says, "It's like we're not even in Culpeper anymore." A few moments later he says, "It's like we're back in Ohio." And then we ran into a couple of ladies I know from the theater board, who are from northern Virginia, and honest, one of them leaned in to me and said, "It's like we're not even in Culpeper."
And the stock boys actually asked if they were in my way, and told me that if they were, just yell at them. *hugs cute high school stock boys* And the lady at the deli told us that if we wanted to sample anything in the case, just let her know.
And the manager looks like he should still be in college.
And the other customers were polite to one another.
And if I never have to step foot in Culpeper's Dread Pirate WalMart again, it will be too soon.
And when we got home, I felt like crying again. And it's so hard to explain. It's not like I'm "happy" about the new grocery--I am--but it's more like I'm just so relieved that I can find what I want without having to drive an hour to find it, or make a day trip of it or something. I'm just so relieved that I don't have to "make do" anymore. You know?
Yes, I'm that pathetic.
My boss had a jewelry party a couple weeks ago. Not anything from a company or home party system or anything. Just one of her friends (who is from Lawrence, Kansas, incidentally) makes jewelry. Boss's Friend was in town and brought some pieces with her, and Boss had a party and I bought a really nice garnet and pearl chunky-type necklaces, and I really like it. It's fun to play with when I'm wearing it. And it's not uncomfortable at all. Some of my pendant chains are uncomfortable in the summer or at the end of the day, but this necklace is fun to fiddle with and play with and it's just fun.
We also got a new grocery store in town, a Martin's. It's huge and clean and amazing and the customer service is polite and the other customers don't growl at me. And they have unsweetened soy milk. Honest to Pete, I thought I was gonna cry when I saw that they had unsweetened soy milk for less than the cost of a kidney (on sale for under $3 this week. Normally priced at under $4). Cry, I tell you. They have a diabetic section and a gluten-free section and a reasonable selection of vegetarian fare and an organic section and lots of other stuff. And it's not like I use any of that stuff (though I do have to be careful of my sugar intake), but I've often said that if you're a vegetarian, a diabetic, or keep kosher in Culpeper, you are out of luck. (I didn't see a kosher section, but maybe I just wasn't looking in the right place.)
Geo and I went shopping yesterday, and as we're walking down one of the aisles, he says, "It's like we're not even in Culpeper anymore." A few moments later he says, "It's like we're back in Ohio." And then we ran into a couple of ladies I know from the theater board, who are from northern Virginia, and honest, one of them leaned in to me and said, "It's like we're not even in Culpeper."
And the stock boys actually asked if they were in my way, and told me that if they were, just yell at them. *hugs cute high school stock boys* And the lady at the deli told us that if we wanted to sample anything in the case, just let her know.
And the manager looks like he should still be in college.
And the other customers were polite to one another.
And if I never have to step foot in Culpeper's Dread Pirate WalMart again, it will be too soon.
And when we got home, I felt like crying again. And it's so hard to explain. It's not like I'm "happy" about the new grocery--I am--but it's more like I'm just so relieved that I can find what I want without having to drive an hour to find it, or make a day trip of it or something. I'm just so relieved that I don't have to "make do" anymore. You know?
Yes, I'm that pathetic.
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Date: 2009-09-06 01:59 am (UTC)