Sunday Shopping Trip

I had plans to hang out today with my friend Vanessa, but we hadn't chosen a specific activity. We were debating going for a hike or buying ingredients to cook up a big dinner, but in the end we didn't do anything nearly that healthy or constructive. Instead we went to BevMo (Beverages and More, an alcohol warehouse store) and spent nearly two hours (and $350) there.

I don't really enjoy shopping for clothes or food or being in boutiques or malls, but drop me off in a liquor store and I'm like a 10-year-old in Toys-R-Us. Today it took us two hours to get through the store, even though we skipped the beer and wine sections entirely. And I felt a little rushed.

It seems most people who like drinking have a fantasy of owning a bar- and I still do somewhat- though the more I learn about bar management the more it seems like a lot of staying up late and getting sticky. I realized a few months ago an easier and equally exciting fantasy is me owning the coolest liquor store in the world. I even started a running list of ideas should a silent partner suddenly appear out of thin air.

In the meantime I'll have to settle for buying up half the liquor store when I go shopping, and daydreaming about owning it when I get back home.