Trader Joe\u2019s has opened.<\/a> Just one minute ago. It may be an hour drive away, sure, but y\u2019all must be crazy if you think I\u2019m not going. TODAY.<\/p>\nI\u2019m already dreaming about all the wonderful things Trader Joe\u2019s brought to my life that I have been bereft of in the past six months. The best yellow curry sauce in existence. Whole-wheat naan. Garlic hummus. Pita crackers. Blueberry creme yogurt. Kerrygold butter. (Yeah I can get that at Publix but it\u2019s not the same thing.) Nitrate and nitrite-free bacon. Eggplant parmesan. Tiny frozen pizzas, the perfect size for the minions. Frozen pizza topped with feta, olives and tomatoes. Reasonably-priced sustainably-caught frozen seafood. The most perfectly sized bread rolls for making poor boys. Chariot wine. Dark-chocolate-covered pomegranate seeds. Dark-chocolate peanut butter cups. Mini peanut butter cups. That unbelievably perfect stir-fry sauce. The frozen vegetable blend that makes stir-fries swoon-worthy since it\u2019s loaded with water chestnuts. Cheap sparkling water. Cheap coconut water. Aluminum-free baking powder. 5-seed almond bars (oh, these are so amazing.) Almond windmill cookies<\/i>. <\/p>\n
I think I\u2019m going to cry. Trader Joe\u2019s is proof positive that God loves me wherever I go. He even allowed one to follow me here.<\/p>\n
Seriously, thank you, God.<\/p>\n
And now I\u2019m off to make a shopping list. And yeah, everything I\u2019ve already typed here is totally <\/i>going on it. Wish me luck facing the opening day crowds! Actually you better wish them luck, because ain\u2019t nobody standing between me and those almond windmill cookies. But nobody. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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