i love to shop

i remembered that today in my second hour of wandering around sam's club... i have the consumer gene, alas, and enjoy wandering the isles, reading packages, and making decisions about what to put in my basket... i did not wake up expecting to spend a lot of money today... in fact, if the gym had not been packed when i got there, i might not have gone to sam's club at all and instead, settled for some few items at the local supermarket... but sam's club is consumer heaven (or hell, depending on perspective)...

i filled up the freezer and the fridge and the pantry closet... i now have food to cook, to heat up, to play with (what?... you don't play with your food?)... i did not buy dessert, unless you call dried fruits and nuts desserts (i do)... i passed up all the decadent stuff... i have canned veggies (cuz i am still not moved into the kitchen/fridge fresh food habit yet... a decade-long habit is not changing overnight until i want it to... so i have asaparagus (hole stalk) and peas (le sueur baby) and mushrooms (i did buy fresh portabella mushrooms and cooked up a whole cap tonight with dinner)... and i have soups and nuts and cereals and more... and then, i aided and abetted in cowacide and chickacide, that is, i bought meat... i'll hang my head in shame another time, for now the freezer is full of protein... i also bought some less health things like spinach dip and red bell sun dried tomato dip and lobster bisque and heat-n-eat rib sandwiches (from tony roma) and pistachio crackers and odds and ends... and chocolate for the party on wednesday... and another 4' table and more stuff...

i should go to the gym again tonight as penance or something... but it was so much fun... and all the stuff got put away... now to just get motivated to put the rest of the stuff i moved in with away... away is the key word... see, none of the stuff actually has a place to be put yet and i've not been in the mood to sort and assign and organize... i used to love to do that, but the luster wore off that task somewhere along the way... waiting for someone to share, aye?... sheesh, i've got a one track mind...

so anyway, that was sunday... i miss tv a little cuz the background noise of sports used to keep me company (and i do love the statistics) and i looked at a $30 box that supposedly got hd local stations without cable, but i still have to research whether i need that cuz i think i can watch most tv on a computer if i get the right computer (with a tv tuner card)... did i mention i cooked?...

yes, i broiled a rib-eye and seared the mushroom cap and sauteed asaparagus and peas and yummed it all down with a lot of water (see?... no excess sugar or caffeine and my head isn't pounding anymore... yay)... and i even cleaned up and the kitchen is almost ready for actual counter preparation and full scale cooking... when i make lasagna, salad, and fresh veggies i'll officially consider my living like a refugee days near an end... the extra 4' table i bought today is to make up for counter space when i finally cross back into making myself a home... exciting, aye?...

and now, that was sunday... how was yours? :)