I've heard plenty of good things about it... even signed up as a fan on Facebook to bring a Trader Joe's to Duluth. And yet I've never set foot inside the store. Until today.
While visiting the Cities for my Mom's birthday, we had a little extra time in between church and lunch, and so "the girls" (me and the two lovely ladies shown below) decided to make a quick trip to check out the store in Maple Grove.
For Sydney, all she had to do was spot the mini shopping carts and she is now a fan for life. This was even more cool than the "grocery store" at the children's museum in New York. She got to pick out real food, and didn't have to put it back on the shelf when she was done playing with it. And I let her buy applesauce.
Cub is never going to be able to top this.
Up and down the aisles she ran, at times narrowly avoiding other customers, most of whom were pretty forgiving when they spotted her gleeful smile.
"One more row!" was her excited shout each time she rounded the corner of an aisle. When it came time to check out, once we'd piled up our impulse buys at the register, she took off again, "I have to park the cart!"
By dinner time, her enthusiasm faded a bit at the sight of the whole wheat gnocchi on her plate. Apparently she doesn't remember the last time we served this, and never the daring one, she initially refused to eat it. Once I cut one in half so she could sample a smaller bite, and explained she really didn't have a choice if she ever wanted to get down from the table, she finally opened her mouth.
And guess what. She liked it.
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