I had a fun fun afternoon. I was on my way to the Nordstrom at the Spectrum to find myself driving past the long-awaited Target that is scheduled to open on the 23rd. Well, I was pleasantly surpised to see people coming out of the doors with shopping carts and bags of stuff. Wha?! Is my beloved Target new, clean, and ready for me to visit?! I parked my car and walked up to see if it was true and I was welcomed by the automatic door, beckoning me to enter. YES!!

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I ended up browsing and shopping for over an hour and a half with my cart filled with two new pairs of shoes, a new purse, a shirt for Jesse, and a bunch of other stuff that I may have been able to do without. But it’s Target! It’s my most favorite-est store in the whole wide world with brand new aisles fully stocked and organized by color and style. How could I resist?! Apparently, I was there on their second day of opening and it was soooo empty. They were open yesterday for only 4 hours so I’d just have to say that I’m one of their first customers and kicked it off with a “cha-ching” for them. Oh, I could go on and on about my afternoon. Did I mention that there’s a mini-grocery store and fully-loaded Starbucks in my new Target? The best part of it all is that it’s only one freeway exit away from my house (3.3 miles to be exact) with very little surface street driving and ample parking. Life is good.