grocery shopping

today stacey and i went grocery shopping.

you know your life is sad when grocery shopping becomes a social event.

"hey guys, let's go GROCERY SHOPPING!"

"YES!"

"i'll drive!"

no, i am not exaggerating.

almost every time i go shopping, i go with at least one other person. last time it was five people, and that's not uncommon. that's the best because then you're running around and bumping into everyone all over the place, comparing cereals and recommending apple brands.

i love the ritual of it all. piling in the car, pulling into the giant parking lot, getting our carts and embarking on our mission.

all the essentials are systematically added to our respective carts:

apples

bananas

milk

cheese

yogurt

pasta

cereal

cookie mix

deodorant

i really love running into her near the eggs and yelling at her to get out of my way and watching people's reactions when they don't know that we know each other.

what's more is, i think that, from my observations this past trip, Giant is quite a common destination for many groups of college students. today there was this one group of (obviously) college guys there, who i kept on running into. there were four of them, i think, but they surprised me a bit with their purchases:

"hey guys! you want me to pick up some asparagus? i love asparagus.."

and then i was stuck at the deli with them too. they were buying a bunch of different exotic cheeses. what regular college guy buys asparagus and half a pound of imported aged gouda (and two other cheeses that i have never heard of...)?

i couldn't help being curious...

as we progressed, stacey and i would use our mobile devices to inform each other of our shopping progress [real samples of communication]:

r: "hey have you got deli meat yet?"

s: "nah, but english muffins are on sale- buy one get one free"

r: "really.... hmm..."

.....

r: "oh my gosh the lines are loco up here"

this is just one of the many things i enjoy about college. when else will i be able to call up one of my best friends just to go grocery shopping with them?

the best part is coming home and actually having food in my section of the fridge and in my cabinet. i haven't had food for a week and a half. now my sections are literally filled to overflowing.... a very good feeling, indeed.