Grocery Store Nonsense

  I hate grocery shopping.  HATE IT!  Adam doesn't care for me to go to the grocery store either, something about me spending too much money and he's not sure what I spend it on.  Hmmm.....

   Yesterday, I wandered into the Super Bi-Lo for just a few things and was in there for over an hour, wandering around aimlessly.  I will preface this post by saying that Adam had previously gone to the store one day earlier to pick up "dinners", which almost always just consists of meat.  I am always left asking, "Where are the side dishes to our meal!?"  And more importantly, where is my dessert?! 

   OOOOHHHH, I stop at the bakery first.  Cheese Danish, buy one, get one muffins, fresh sourdough bread!  I get side tracked by a Post & Courier salesman who insists I take a free paper and that if I sign up today I get all these coupons to use in the store!  I usually tell a white lie and say we've already got a subscription, just so I can still seem friendly, yet not have to talk to them, but yesterday he cornered me!  I got into a deep conversation about the differences between online viewing of the paper vs. the actual paper.  Finally I just told the man that I wouldn't read it, I'd rather get my news from "The Today Show" and the local news! 

   On to the veggie/fruit aisle.  I really wanted some nectarines, but the ones they had were all "rotten" looking, so I opted for some pre-sliced seedless watermelon instead.  I know that coupon mommies everywhere are cringing b/c the number one cardinal rule of saving money when buying fruit is to never ever buy it pre-cut / prepared for you.  Sue me, I like my convienent watermelon!!!  And I think I'll get some cucumbers too for some, uh, salads. (And no, I can't eat salad with Crohn's, but I do anyway b/c everything makes me sick and if I'm going to be sick, I want to be sick and happy eating what I want).  Corn, grapes, squash, zucchini...  I also pick up some yummy looking chocolate chip cookies from the bakery side. 

   I pass by the sushi,  something about grocery store sushi grosses me out.  I'm sure its good, but I just can't go there.  Onward to the bread aisle...  I need some english muffins. The bread aisle is also the cards, books, magazine aisle, which is where I get sucked into buying four magazines:  Martha Stewart Living (love!), People Magazine Style Watch (can't live without), Real Simple (yummy recipes and I love the organizational stuff) and Glutes (I'll explain later). 

    For those of you keeping score, just the two aisles alone, I've racked up about $30 worth of stuff in my cart. 

   Onward I say!!! I hit a snag with my cart, for some reason the bi-lo carts are self-locking and I've some how teetered myself into a self-locking position.  I spend the next 8 minutes of my life trying to figure this out without bumping the Old Bay Seasoning display with my butt, purse, or the bunch of flowers I bought before even entering into aisles.  Did I forget to mention that? I like fresh flowers in the house.  $8, cha-ching.

    OOOH pre-made Oscar Meyer Bacon, buy one, get one! WILL DO!!! Yogurt for my lunches this week.  I STILL need that dessert!   What do I want? Apple Pie!  BUT WAIT! I pass by the Blue Bell Ice Cream man unloading a big box!  Ahhh! I love Blue Bell Ice Cream!  Wait a cotton-picking minute, I believe I see Ben & Jerry's is on sale too! Buy one, get one!!!! Its my lucky day!!! Even though they don't have fro-yo, I get Half Baked for me and Mint Chocolate Cookie for Adam (butter him up for spending moolah at the store!).  And while I'm at it, I'll get some Coke in a bottle b/c thats his fav too! I glance the cart and realize I don't have enough good-bad ratio, so I take out some swiss cake rolls. 

    OK, OK!!! After I get some dog treats, I go over to the checkout, I think I'm done.  I peruse the magazines near the checkout counter as well; but all the weeklies look lame.  I don't want to read about how the Duggars want a 20th child - I think its safe to say they will if they can and thats fine with me, no need to write an article about it! 

  I have a bi-lo bonus card! Score!!!!!  Which means I'll get a cool 10 cents off my next fill up on gas at the Sunoco. 

  What's my damage? 

ok, the photo is showing correctly on my computer, but for some reason it keeps uploading sideways

 Hmm, LOOK how much I saved!! $12!! SCORE!!!! 

  I get home and realize that 1.  I have a lot of junk and not a lot of substance
  and 2.  I bought a magazine called "Glutes" b/c I liked the cover model's hair and ... I have no idea what it is (side note: Glutes is a magazine all about getting the butt you want....with exercising & eating right.  Just MAKE me feel bad about the pie, ben & jerrys and cookie purchase why don't!). 

   
    Um, ooh yeah, those cookies were 2 for 6! but I only got one. 

   The reason I grocery shop?  B/c Adam buy's meat, reduced fat cheese nips, diet mountain dew (ew), and coke zero (double ew).  I would starve!!!!! 

      Somewhere Adam is growling. haha