Whew.... what a day. Today is Thursday and like every Thursday, the boys and I went "Coffee Shop Shopping." That's where we pick up groceries for the local coffee shop.
We went to King Soopers and Costco.... whoa. What a trip! I should've gone at midnight. It was nuts..... people were on a mission! The boys and I are used to chillin' in the stores. I'm not one to rush and it makes for a better experience if we all just kinda chill as we shop.
Well, others didn't feel so "chill." We felt as if we were in the middle of rush hour people traffic! I wasn't prepared for that as we entered and shopped at the first stop.... King Soopers. But, just know, I was more than prepared for Costco!
The boys and I pretended we were in bubbles and nobody else was around. We still made an effort to be respectful and use our manners, but we had to really concentrate on just us. We had to skip the usual samples that Costco has for us as it would have included standing in long lines! The boys were cool with that.... they weren't big fans of the huge amount of energy in the store.
We really took our time and looked around as others were frantically shopping and getting every ingredient/present/etc. for the holidays.
I noticed most men, in particular, were just not smiling as much as usual.... they were trailing behind their wives, just trying to keep up.
Then you had some couples who were "tag teaming." That was beautiful... you get this item, and I'll head over here and grab that one.... we'll meet here!
Just amazing to people watch and not so much fun trying to shop. The boys usually help me get items off the shelves, but today... mmmm, not-so-much.
A learning experience for all of us. Also a great time to spread smiles and peace as we focused on just being present.
Exhale... a nice hot bath... mmmmm....
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