The Daily Hailey

Oh. My. Goodness. 

I haven’t been to Costco since Covid exploded. (Ya! Rhyme. Covid exploded.) But today, it needed to happen, and Brady had yard stuff to do here at home. So Cher volunteered to push my second cart and accompany me. Sooooo we went for it. 

I wish I could’ve taken pictures of strangers, because the line ups and methods of entering the store felt SO strange and deserve to be remembered. That being said, it was really nice to have a friend along, and we chatted with each other and occasionally other people in line while we made our way into the store. 

Actually entering Costco felt like a Price is Right moment. I said that to the entry guy and he swung his arms in a big circle and bellowed “Come on dowwwwwn!” It was funny 🙂 That weird quiet waiting area needed some laughter. 

It wasn’t so bad, honestly. It wasn’t so full in there, obviously, which was perfect because we had a HUGE shop ahead of us. 

I’ll save you from reading a whole list. We bought everything. EVERYTHING. And many of the things we’d normally buy, I bought two of. It makes for a really expensive shop, but we have to shop less often. I imagine we’ll pick up some good shopping habits from these times. Seriously, though, we bought everything. Proof…

It was clear the woman packing our groceries was overwhelmed, but she made quick work of it and loaded our two carts to the max! Our shop cost just shy of $900. 😳😩🤮

Once we were through the till, we felt tired…

So we decided to be suckers for punishment and get hot dogs for us and Brady for lunch! Did you guys know that section is back open! For carry out, anyway. SO exciting!! 

So we did that, and then made our way out of Costco, saying a funny, game show goodbye to our Price is Right guy. 

We struggled our way out to my van, as I successfully poured pop all over my shirt and shorts. (Yup, still wearing those, just realized.) We eventually made it to the van and started the huge job of getting things into place where nothing is squished, leaking, or rolling anywhere it shouldn’t. While we tried to do that, someone walked by and chatted with us. He eluded to offering me a job, gave me his card, and moved along. And home we went!

Oy. It was a HUGE job, but it felt really good to have it done. Brady met us in the garage, and we ate lunch and got to washing and putting things away. It was a bit of an undertaking, but we’re solidly stocked up for the next few weeks now! 

The morning started with a drive and a coffee. This afternoon, we’ve had our topsoil spread out 🥳 and had someone offer to pick up a free trampoline for us 😳 The evening holds chicken wraps and tacos, raking weeds and quack grass out of our new topsoil, and getting some flowers planted along our front walk. 

Today has been a BEAUTIFUL day. SO much to be thankful for!