One Small Step for Crystal...

One Giant Leap for anyone else in the world.

Today I left the house all by myself (hey, that's quite a feat!). I'm still not feeling 100% today but I think I was getting a little bit of cabin fever since I haven't left the house since Wednesday.

I finally woke up about 9:30 and showered. I decided not to waste too much of my limited supply of makeup (really, who to I have to impress anyway) but I did put on my KU t-shirt. (Hey, I don't care if the game DOES start at 3 am...I'm still going to show my pride! - Take that Webster Family ;) ) I piddled around the house until about 2 when I decided it was either now or never. I had to leave the house no matter how 'unamerican' it was out there or how little I could communicate with others.

I got my winter coat. gloves, scarf, Megros bag, plastic bottles, plastic bags, keys, and purse and ventured out on the long trek to the grocery store (it's like 50 steps from my building's front door). I deposited the plastic in the 'pet' (pronounced peet) containers and then across the street put the plastic bags in the bag holder. Ok, I can do this...to the grocery store!

I walked through the GIANT revolving door into the Megros. I got me a basket (not a cart this time...the smaller I am the less I'm in the way). First, to the soda (I've been craving a Diet Coke - since I can't get that Coke Light will have to do). Megros only has Pepsi - now I see why Ursula said there will be some things we like better from Megros and some from Coop. Fine, I'll get some apple juice - no apple juice. Are you kidding me you have apricot juice but no apple juice? So I got a couple liters of juice with colorful fruits on the cover, and they're even 100% fruit juice!

Next step cereal, Yeah Special K Chocolate is on sale! I got 2 boxes. Kyle has bought a couple bags of the chocolate 'oats and hay' kind of cereal but come on - hay is for horses but grass is cheaper :)

A quick pass through the candy aisle (got some sour watermelon 'gummibonbons' because they were on sale and am now VERY disappointed I didn't just go for the chocolate like I wanted) and on to the milch (milk) aisle. The bio-milk was on sale so I thought we would try it out.

I went to look for dishwasher salt. No, I don't know what it does but I do know that the dishwasher needs it. Kyle looked for it the other day and couldn't find it. I had no luck either.

I started to walk the aisles but decided that that was all I could handle. Off to check out and I was instantly frazzled. I did have enough sense to tell the cashier 'gruezi' but then the process all went to pot. I put my credit card in the wrong way and thought I wasn't going to be able to pay for stuff. I finally got it in and approved but the back of my card wasn't signed. The lady made me sign it. (Honestly, if you verify the signature on the paper, that I just signed, to the signature on the card, that I just signed, don't you think they'll be the same? Thanks for being on top of identity theft lady.) Well, while she's doing that the lady behind me is staring at me like I'm a freaking idiot. So, I start bagging the few things I got, but then I forgot my receipt. I couldn't have asked for it if I wanted to...bah!

Oh well, I made it out of, and back into, the house in one piece. Baby steps, baby steps...

Next time I'll think I'll try the Coop.