trip to the BIG city

On Saturday, two of my teammates and I decided to take a trip to the Big city of Changsha. The purpose of the trip... get essentials/delicious food we cannot get in our city. We took the fast train at 11:00 and got to Changsha at 11:35 (you can't beat that... it is a 2.5 hour car drive)

Our first stop... Starbucks. Decaf Vanilla Latte. After we happily made our purchases, we walked in the direction of Daylight Donuts. BUT detour!! I smelled the sensational smell of Subway bread... and thus called for a lunch pit stop. Purchase number 2- Veggie Delight Sandwich. YUMMY!!


After the sandwich, we made our way to Daylight Donuts for dessert. Showing extreme self-control... I only bought one glazed donut and one to take home to Wes.

With our bellies full and taste buds extremely happy, we ventured on to Metro. Metro is the Sams Club of Changsha. It has many fabulous American things.
Purchases at Metro

- Canned Kidney Beans
- Canned Refried Beans
- 2 Cans Pizza Sauce
- 1 package of Pepperoni
- 1 package of Hot Dogs ( I love my husband)
- Ranch Dressing
- Decaf Tea (Blueberry and Orange)
- 2 blocks of Cheddar Cheese
- 2 bags shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- Ground Beef
- 1 stick of butter
- 1 box Nature Valley Granola Bars
- 1 bag of individually packaged boxes of Sun-Maid Raisisns
- Vacuum Cleaner!!
- Set of Sheets

And Guess what the fun part is ... Carrying it all back to Hengyang :-)

As we left Metro headed back to the fast train station... the girls and I started to talk about how you know you have grown up and your life has changed when...
Here are just two that I came up with
- You know your life has changed when you are SUPER excited about a Vacuum cleaner and you can't wait to get home and try it out.
- You know your life has changed when you travel to a city 2.5 hours away for cheese and beef