Walking the aisles, it hummed with activity. Families, couples, and singles wandered the racks and shelves, putting easily packaged food into baskets. It was so amazing, that I had to stop for a moment to take it all in. My own cart soon began to fill with a package here and there, the makings of my "famous" chicken enchiladas, and I couldn't help but feel so grateful for the ease of it all.
Around the end-caps, people congregated and chatted, hailing one another like long lost family. A few people stood at the adult beverage aisle, their children running around in circles. I had to laugh internally, because it seemed so ironic that they would be standing there.
It isn't my favorite place to be, but I am still so grateful that we are able to peruse the aisle and pick whatever we desire for dinner in the very moment we want it. Not that I wouldn't mind eating from the garden all the time, but to have a place, so very close, to let me purchase what I need, when I need it.
*Thanks to Google for the picture*
Amen! I was thinking about that this week. More specifically that I can buy fruits and veggies at the store (since I can't grow them all!) I haven't had fresh fruits and veggies for over a week, so I was getting really depressed every time I opened my fridge. Then I went to Costco; bags of carrots, pears, beans, and broccoli later, I am a happy girl!
ReplyDeleteVery well thought out Teri! Like it! I too am grateful for Wal-mart and convenience like foods.
ReplyDeleteAhh. Thanks for the reminder.
It's funny, I talk about going to the grocery store and doing my couponing as being such a pain in the butt. But, really, it is so convenient and truly a blessing. I will try to look on the brighter side in the future.
ReplyDeleteSo true! We have so much @ our disposal, don't we??
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