Sunday, September 23, 2007

I Think I Need to Find a New Grocery Store...

Back in July - I posted about some efforts I'd been making in the interest of improving my health and about an experience I had at the local grocery store. I've posted an update about the exercise and other business at blogabetes - here! Please check that out...

But for all the girls who were curious about my grocery store adventure... I think I need to find a new meat market... At least for my deli products... Last week, the deli counter was mobbed! I picked #422, they were serving #400. As most of you know, in deli time, 22 numbers is an eternity. So, I dug in my purse for Blue, my Ipod... And dug. And dug. He was nowhere to be found. Damn it... I pulled my cart back as far from the ant-on-attack-like crowd of deli product needers... And waited...

Then I heard someone say, "What number do you have?" I turned slightly.

A tall, rather cute, dark-haired gentleman stood there. "You don't remember me..." He remarked, "Still got that boyfriend?"

"422," I say.

"What?"

"Oh, I've got number 422... Um, and yes, I've still got a boyfriend."

"Too bad," he says, "I don't have a number, just thought I'd say hi."

"Oh, um... Thanks."

"See ya."

"Yeah." Blushing tremendously and shuffling my feet...

Now, anyone who knows me will tell you, I am not shy - some people might even say I'm a flirt. But the combination of rushed, nervous, impatient energy, and the return of my deli friend was all too much to take. I gave my number to the next person I saw at the ticket machine and went and checked out. I proceeded to the much less crowded, much more expensive local mom and pop deli counter, where I proceeded to spend the most rewarding $15.00 for $8.00 worth of deli products I've ever spent. I guess I need to further "ugly it up" for the grocery store. WTF?


8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sheesh, we probably shop at the same stinkin' grocery store, I'm single and that never happens to me ;) haha.

Mel

Nicole P said...

Mel - Stop and Shop Somerset is the scene of the crime... :P - Hee hee... Write me an email and tell me how things are...Pretty please. N

Shannon said...

Holy shit! That same guy hit on you! And apparently you made a point to get a good look since you said he was cute.

That's wild.

Nicole P said...

It was like something out of a bad sitcom... So frigging weird....

Chrissie in Belgium said...

OMG that is FUN!

Nicole P said...

It's a little fun and a little weird... Don't you think?

Scott K. Johnson said...

I think you should have told him your blood sugar... :-)

I was excited to see you among the crowd of awesome bloggers at blogabetes! Way to go!

Nicole P said...

Scott - Tee hee... That might have been amusing... When I left the store, I actually had to sit in the parking lot for a few eating glucose tabs, because I was having a low.... Perhaps my anxiety was in part rooted in that?

Thank you - I am SO excited to be a part of the dlife team at blogabetes... Woo Hoo! - N