Yesterday was a long day. Very long. I found myself running to Target for milk and cereal around 8:30pm. Which – for the record – is waaaay past my bedtime. (What? You don’t go to bed at 8pm?) I was trudging around the store thinking about how much more I needed to do before AndyZ gets here. I decide to look for some small gifts to put in a package for NikkiZ. We’re going to have a present waiting for her at the hospital as a gift from her brother – but I’m so rarely not with her – it has been hard to find time to get something. Lucky for me – the Dollar section at Super Target had a plethora of DORA items – so I was able to get several items for damn cheap.
I was motivated by my good discovery, so I wandered around more and immediately I felt my mood lifting. Super Target does that – especially when you stumble upon clearance racks in the children’s section with items for $2-$3. SCORE! My mood was still lifting as I found NikkiZ’s entire summer wardrobe for under $20. I even picked up a few onesies for AndyZ, which definitely cheered me up because I had forgotten how tiny newborn onesies are. Is he really going to be that small? EEK.
And then – the most insane part of all – a pregnant woman stopped me in the pajama department and asked me what I thought of the nightshirt she was trying on over her clothes. It was the strangest but most awesome encounter in the world. We ended up chatting for a good 15 minutes and I thought, This is what I needed. A conversation with another pregnant woman. Sometimes you feel less crazy when someone commiserates with you. I kinda wanted to ask her for her name or phone number or something – but I was afraid that would come off a bit stalkerish.
All in all? It was an errand that ended up boosting my spirits after a day of freaking out that I’m not ready to have this baby yet. Who needs beer or drugs or even pharmaceuticals when you have SUPER TARGET? NO ONE.
I love that Target is your oasis. I bet you are more ready than you think you are!!
I feel the same way when I go food shopping at Stew Leonard’s. I don’t have easy access to a Target, unfortunately.
Gah no Super Target’s over here but I did go to a Costco once in Vanouver. Wow new adventures in consumerism. Jelly belly beans pounds bags, mixed in with reduced Adobe software, giagantic TV’s and free samples. Is Target any better than this?
I (heart) any form of Target…
I’m adding Super Target to my list of things to do while I’m in the US for BlogHer. It’s up there with Ben and Jerry’s and Tiffany.
Aw, man, I’d settle for a regular Target! We don’t have ‘em here in Canada (yet).
I am so sad for the people who don’t have any Target. I don’t have a Super Target near me, and that’s bad enough.
Target is the best! We don’t have a Super Target, though.
I took my son shopping for a birthday present for his soon-to-be baby sister. I felt it was important that he buy her a gift rather than receive something, but then he was seven at the time and NikkiZ is two. It wasn’t anything extravagant or special. I think it was something I was planning on buying anyway.
I also made sure he understood that it was her birthday, not his, and everybody would be bringing her presents for her birthday. If anyone asked, I asked that they not bring him gifts. Some did anyway. I wanted him to understand that it was about her.
Something about your last sentence made me think of the Tom Cruise/Brooke Sheilds/Matt Lauer brewhaha. I think the Scientologists would definitely approve of your Target coping mechanism : ) hee hee!
Also, I can relate to the wonderful feeling that comes from finding clothes with prices reduced so much that they’re practically free. That happened to me last week at Walmart. I found a dress for $3 – an adult-sized dress, mind you. And, it was work appropriate! Crazy. My problem is that I wore it to work, and then every time someone complimented me, I felt compelled to tell them that “It was $3! At WALMART!” I know I’d have been much cooler if I’d just said “thanks,” but I couldn’t stop myself.
SuperTarget! Some people, when they feel they are spending too much money on cr*p, cut up their credit cards. I just ban myself from SuperTarget.
I love SUper Target too, but the problem is I always end up buying far too many things that, inside the Super Target, I am convinced that I really, really need… like a Ped Egg and glitter gel pens and different types of shampoos and jelly bellies and random no-particular-reason toys for the kids! Hmm,,, maybe they have some sort of hypnotizing white noise playing over the intercom in there???
I cannot believe it’s so close, and I am just watching this space for news that the little one’s arrived. I’m so excited for you guys!
I love me some Target. Especially Super Target.
You’ve got diapers, and you’ve got Super Target. That means you’re ready. Definitely.
Enjoy your camping trip!
Ooooooh, I wish we had a super target. I have to settle for normal Target, which already has my undying love and devotion. So many pretty, pretty things! Such bargain prices! Seriously – contact lens solution that is $7 at CVS/Walgreens is only $2.44 at Target. That is insane.
Must confess, like DeAnn’s comment above, am also reading to check for little one’s arrival.
best of wishes to you & yours.
Oh, this post makes me so jealous. The nearest Target is 30 minutes away, and it’s not a Super Target.
Jealous.