Bricked Lots, No Traffic and Unlocked Target Shelves.. Oh My!
Moving to a new apartment in a different state from scratch should be an Olympic sport. It calls for a lot of shopping… We’re talking Home Goods, Target, furniture stores, Nordstrom Rack, and the list goes on.. I’m not complaining.
One of the first things Max and I noticed when we pulled up, to what will become our “go-to” Target, is how quiet the parking lot was. This giant building and all of its parking spaces was ours for the taking! We got the second closest spot, a record.
Upon entering said Target and choosing a shopping cart, our muscle memory couldn’t comprehend the ease at which it glided. “How long has it been since you’ve heard such a quiet cart.. that’s how you know we’re in the suburbs and I love it,” Max laughed, but that didn’t impress me as much as the peacefulness that met me inside. No fifteen minute long lines, no crowded isles… and the icing on the cake? Nothing was locked up.
I still remember when they installed the security cabinets at my local mini Target in St. Paul. Having to wave my hand under a sensor and wait for someone to come unlock the doors just so I could obtain my ten dollar moisturizer was a hassle in itself. Let’s just say my Amazon spending skyrocketed.
Now, this isn’t a paid ad promoting you to move to the suburbs (although I could use the company), but I like to find the bright side in the little things.
Things like bricked parking lots in strip malls or giant dramatic orange signs that read “BUMP” on streets that barely have a divot. I just know the city council is working overtime.
One thing that amazed me about the Twin Cities is that I rarely ran into anyone I knew, and I came to know a lot of people. I have been in Naperville for less than a week, and I have already seen the same person three different times at Target.. it almost feel like we’re friends now.
Although Chicago is a short train ride away and is regarded as a “bigger city” than St. Paul or Minneapolis, I will be spending most of my time here, in Naperville, adjusting to this untroubled little city.
