Thursday, May 27, 2004
Hy Vee Love
Here in Iowa there is a chain of supermarkets called Hy Vee. It has sort of an interesting connection to my life.
1) It is the closest supermarket to my apartment
2) It's headquarters are in Chariton, Iowa... the home of my first romantic letter-writing girlfriend (in high school), Jodi Tyree
3) It's the chain of stores that NFL QB Kurt Warner once worked in before his return to the Rams.
4) My friend Adrienne works at a Hy Vee, and has for several years... so I tease her about the silly jingle they use on the TV commercials ("Where there's a helpful smile in every aisle"). Another co-worker of mine, Ashley, has also worked at Hy Vee at one time.
5) Other than Sterling and Denver (both Colorado), there has always been a Hy Vee near by my home. Even in college.
6) Hy Vee was the supermarket that I first learned about the consequences of shoplifting as a child, when I stole trading cards, and was followed out of the store, and apprehended by a scary Hy Vee employee. It made a huge impression on me.
Today at Hy Vee, I saw a great thing. Two older men saw each other by the produce section. One asked "Are you (so and so)" and they soon were hugging. They were old high school classmates, and were seeing each other for the first time in many years.
Many of us wouldn't picture a supermarket as the backdrop for our tender moments. But that just goes to show you how unexpected these things happen. The truth of the matter is that we spend a lot of time in supermarkets, no matter what our economic level or profession. Therefore, you are bound to experience something significant at a supermarket in your life time.
Supermarkets are a great place to meet people. Hy Vee has cafeteria, where many "regulars" gather to eat and talk. I often enjoy going there with my father for breakfast. The food isn't good, but it is a nice, comfortable spot to spend some quality time together (which rarely happens).
I myself have run into countless schoolmates at Hy Vee. And I don't even shop very often! : ) I have ever heard stories of people meeting eventual girlfriends/wives at the supermarket.
Supermarkets are also great places to learn about responsibility. For many Americans, a grocery store is the first job you hold. You learn to be polite, be prompt, be busy, and most of all, the value of money.
Supermarkets are an important feature of midwest living, for we spend much of our time and money at them. It becomes a social center, as well as a learning facility. We all too often forget that much of our lives are influenced by something so "boring" as supermarkets. But I wonder, how many of you have a good supermarket story? So in the coming weeks, appreciate your local supermarket, as it is just another brick in the foundation of your life.
See ya!
1) It is the closest supermarket to my apartment
2) It's headquarters are in Chariton, Iowa... the home of my first romantic letter-writing girlfriend (in high school), Jodi Tyree
3) It's the chain of stores that NFL QB Kurt Warner once worked in before his return to the Rams.
4) My friend Adrienne works at a Hy Vee, and has for several years... so I tease her about the silly jingle they use on the TV commercials ("Where there's a helpful smile in every aisle"). Another co-worker of mine, Ashley, has also worked at Hy Vee at one time.
5) Other than Sterling and Denver (both Colorado), there has always been a Hy Vee near by my home. Even in college.
6) Hy Vee was the supermarket that I first learned about the consequences of shoplifting as a child, when I stole trading cards, and was followed out of the store, and apprehended by a scary Hy Vee employee. It made a huge impression on me.
Today at Hy Vee, I saw a great thing. Two older men saw each other by the produce section. One asked "Are you (so and so)" and they soon were hugging. They were old high school classmates, and were seeing each other for the first time in many years.
Many of us wouldn't picture a supermarket as the backdrop for our tender moments. But that just goes to show you how unexpected these things happen. The truth of the matter is that we spend a lot of time in supermarkets, no matter what our economic level or profession. Therefore, you are bound to experience something significant at a supermarket in your life time.
Supermarkets are a great place to meet people. Hy Vee has cafeteria, where many "regulars" gather to eat and talk. I often enjoy going there with my father for breakfast. The food isn't good, but it is a nice, comfortable spot to spend some quality time together (which rarely happens).
I myself have run into countless schoolmates at Hy Vee. And I don't even shop very often! : ) I have ever heard stories of people meeting eventual girlfriends/wives at the supermarket.
Supermarkets are also great places to learn about responsibility. For many Americans, a grocery store is the first job you hold. You learn to be polite, be prompt, be busy, and most of all, the value of money.
Supermarkets are an important feature of midwest living, for we spend much of our time and money at them. It becomes a social center, as well as a learning facility. We all too often forget that much of our lives are influenced by something so "boring" as supermarkets. But I wonder, how many of you have a good supermarket story? So in the coming weeks, appreciate your local supermarket, as it is just another brick in the foundation of your life.
See ya!
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