Trader
Sometimes, life hands you little treats, for no reason. For us, today, we discover that Trader Joe's will open a store right around the corner from us. An easy walk.
We may never have to enter the horrible supermarket on the next block again. Which we do now, because there is little other choice for certain basic items. If you haven't shopped there before, it's a bit hard to explain why a simple grocery store could elicit such passion and loyalty. Because that is all it is, but then again, it isn't. It's not a pricy health food store, which is what we thought until we got used to it.
At any rate, it looks to be ready by Christmas, and that is a holiday I look forward to this year as I never have before. Yule will be celebrated this year, with decoration and food and gatherings - here, in our house and home. With chocolate cherries, maybe even pistachio cream pie. Oh, and their fish sticks. Yes, I know, but... these are really good fish sticks.
We may never have to enter the horrible supermarket on the next block again. Which we do now, because there is little other choice for certain basic items. If you haven't shopped there before, it's a bit hard to explain why a simple grocery store could elicit such passion and loyalty. Because that is all it is, but then again, it isn't. It's not a pricy health food store, which is what we thought until we got used to it.
At any rate, it looks to be ready by Christmas, and that is a holiday I look forward to this year as I never have before. Yule will be celebrated this year, with decoration and food and gatherings - here, in our house and home. With chocolate cherries, maybe even pistachio cream pie. Oh, and their fish sticks. Yes, I know, but... these are really good fish sticks.
Posted by Zhoen on Tuesday, June 05, 2012
8 comments:
Good news on the store opening, though I do find it is a tad early to be speaking of Christmas.
Phil,
It is early, sorry about that. Tj's projected opening is around then, and we missed the holidays last year since we were packing to move here, and one of my hopes was This Year In The House for the holidays. I'm not getting out the lights, though.
No lights? Not even small white fairy lights that don't twinkle?
I love Trader Joe's. And I use their cloth bags proudly.
Joan,
We have two of their cloth bags that we used in Boston, and a larger recycled-plastic one we got on a trip to... was it San Diego or Portland? Use them often here. And we aren't the only ones around.
No twinkly lights up, but I know exactly where they are.
Pistachio cream pie sounds amazingly exotic.
RR
We only found it once, and on my birthday too. It was remarkable.
Oh, lucky you!
I've got a secret liking for fish sticks too. If they're what I think they are. Or even if they're not...
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