I Miss Safeway

Today, I had to venture out to the grocery store, because we are beyond empty in this house. One would think this would be a simple task, as I have created menus, lists and made countless trips to the grocery store before. One would also think that this would be an easy trip because the baby wasn't with me. WRONG.

I took off with one store destination in mind. As I mentioned earlier, it is really easy to get lost out here. You have to know exactly where you are going and how to get there, or you can pretty much count on getting lost. I did today. I took a wrong U-turn, started heading back in the direction I had come from, and somehow ended up at a different store than I had intended. This would be alright, or so I thought.

This store was way too big for me to even comprehend. And the amount of people traffic inside was indescribable. I became quite tense, as I was trying to maneuver around the aisles, not knowing where anything was or what brand names are good - hardly any of the ones I am familiar with are around here. To make matters worse, I did not encounter one friendly employee or customer during my visit. In fact, I asked one employee where I could find a brick of cheddar cheese, and her response? "Did you check aisle 20 yet?" Good grief!! Additionally, I had people cutting me off right and left, and one woman ran into my cart with her cart, but didn't say a word as she kept going. I must have been spoiled on Queen Anne. That will forever hold my favorite, most friendly neighborhood Safeway store.

Sigh...I know things are at a faster pace on the east coast. I refuse to give up my west coasterner ways, but I will at least accept things this way for the time being. All you west coasterners...enjoy your Safeway shopping experience today.