May 15, 2009

Two things I'm really crushin on right now!

Well I am certainly pumped, to say the least, about two thing!!! Thing number one is, I went shopping at the commissary for my very first time yesterday...Weeeee! It was so much fun, even though I did miss the opportunity for lunch with my hunnie:( Apparently I was there while he came all the way back to this side of town for his break:p Bummer, but I did get to see him in passing on my way back...He's so handsome on his triumph/bike:p Anyway, recently I've been noticing that my bi-weekly trips to Wal-Mart has been leaving our bank account depleted more then usual! I just have to say that I am not one of those people who buy the name brands of everything from Kosher pickles to Purity milk, so I am price conscience. But even so, I am still leaving that place with MAYBE six bags in hand and $150.00 less in our account! I get it all home and I'm like, "This is all I got for $150.00?" What the heck! So imagine my joy and surprise when I left the commissary yesterday with a whole cart full of groceries while only spending $135.00! Knowing my prices at Wal-mart really helped me note the major deals I was getting while there...The differences were anywhere from fifty cents to seven dollars even! I really noticed it with meat cost. I like to make pot roast for the hubs but the chunk of meat I buy at Wal-Mart usually costs me like $13 so its a meal we don't make often:( However, yesterday I found the same piece of meat, with less fat, costing me a grand total of 5.00! WOAHA! I could go on all day about the savings I found there but I really must get onto the next thing I'm excited about:) But to wrap this up...If you haven't ever shopped at the commissary then you should! I understand that not all commissaries have such huge variations over Wal-mart in prices but Ft. Benning sure is nice:p
Okay, so today was a run day for me. I stressed about it all last night because the thought of the treadmill is really giving me stomach cramps but yet I haven't found a good place to run outside still...The little half mile loop inside my apartment complex isn't cutting it anymore either. So today, I went out in search of a nice little residential area but what did I find? I found the coolest wooded trail ever! I stumbled onto it by complete accident and I'm thanking God so much right now! He knows my anxiety about running in traffic so this is perfect for me...Its a two mile hard packed sand/dirt loop, through thick beautiful trees that, at some points, has a river running through it...Bliss...It was so fun to run... I was just kept chugging along, enjoying all the greenery, sounds of birds chirping, wind in my hair, and even the sweat running down my face because it meant I was getting the job done:p I came up over this one hill and was surprised to see a gorgeous lake hidden back in there! I was totally wishing I had my camera to show you all. The trail looped around the lake and then back to where I started. I am happy to report that I ran the whole durn thing!!! I was even sad when it ended:p This is going to be my running spot for sometime now so I can breath easy about my anxiety of having to run in town and continue my running outdoors in this beautiful oasis! That's all for now:) Tomorrow I plan on posting about my, new found, dislike of cheap alien comedy? However, that might change when tomorrow gets here:p So I'm off to work! Have a wonderful Friday everyone:)
P.S. Thank you all for taking the time to feed my curiosity of how you got into blogging and why!

8 comments:

  1. How exciting about your new found trail - Just please be safe out there!

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  2. I love the commissary, grocery prices are so high here in WA we save at least $40 every time we go. I hope you remembered to tip your bagger :) We just use the self checkout lanes so we don't have to deal with them.

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  3. i agree with katie and bret.....stay safe!!! im glad you found a great trail. i would love to run outside, but i too am afraid to run in public..lol! ahhh i'll just stick to my treadmill for now till my hubs comes home and we can run together outside...then i wont feel so silly!!! and the commisary is the only place we shop for groceries!!! it rocks!!!!

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  4. That trail sounds wonderful! I've heard good things about commissaries, but I've only visited the one where my husband did Basic and AIT. Take advantage of the good deals for me, I live 2 hours from one, but 2 miles from a Wal-Mart.

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  5. Yay for cheaper groceries! It's getting ridiculous what you have to pay for food now!

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  6. I'm so glad that you found a fabulous place to run! Sounds like it might even be a great place to have a picnic or a little date of some sort! :)

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  7. OOO girl you wait till you find how aggressive the commissary can be! It's a death sport, especially around pay day... I'm shocked you even went on paid day!! eekk! well at least you weren't completely turned off. =) Some wives hate going there but I dig it- have always shopped at the commissary. =) Have a great weekend!! ~greetings from San Diego!

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  8. Where is this trail? Maybe we could run together. I just started running myself not too long ago. I did my first 5k last weekend and I am looking at doing another one in June here in Columbus. My email if felicia_lobb@hotmail.com or you can message me on the meetup site. I missed the lunch meetup on Thursday due to work but hopefully i will make the next one.

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