on my ode to a grocery store...

I must confess, I'm in love with Fresh & Easy. How could I not be, really? (No, they aren't paying me to write this post, but if they want to give me free groceries, then I'd be all over that mess.) I was there last week for some grocery shopping and I walked out with all of these items, paying a total of only $36.41. Whaaaat? I mean, that has to be some sort of record, right? (For me, at least.) In case it's hard to tell, here is what I bought:

• a bouquet of pretty roses (yes, I have taken to buying flowers for myself)
• a jar of salsa
• a jar of pasta sauce (three cheese, because I like calories)
• some pretty teal tissue paper (I'll apparently buy anything that specific color)
• some whole wheat tortillas
• cheddar cheese
• one dozen (cage free, be proud) eggs
• six apples
• three pears
• six (organic, be proud) bananas
• a container of (fresh!) tomato basil soup (even Jay likes this kind, which is funny, because he usually says that tomato soup tastes like watery ketchup)
• some sort of healthy breakfast cereal
• four tomatoes
• a whole chicken (will be going in the crock pot this week!)
• spicy italian sausage links
• a small container of fresh citrus fruits
• a head of lettuce
• six small containers of raisins
• one bottle of wine (I should buy this wine in bulk because it's cheap, yummy and doesn't have a cork, which means it won't take me fifteen minutes to open)
• two bags of potato chips

Seriously, when I walked out of the store, I was tempted to dance a little jig while shouting, "WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER!" But, then I figured that may be a bit weird. I don't know, though, maybe they're used to that sort of thing.

What is awesome about this store is that you can find their brand of most things you're looking for, which I always love to do because it saves money. Secondly, they have a bunch of fresh soups, side dishes, produce, pizza, fruits, veggies and more - all at very reasonable prices. Thirdly, they have a $5 coupon that comes in the mail pretty much every week. Fourthly (is there such thing as fourthly?), everyone that works there is so nice - when I walk in, I seriously feel like they consider me one of their BFF's and we should probably have some sort of a secret handshake by now. Fifthly (okay, this is getting a little out of control), I adore the layout, style and packaging of the store and all their items. For someone who is fan of good design, this place is a dream come true.

Yes, I just wrote an entire post about my crush on a grocery store. I think I'm officially an old married woman now. And I think I like it.