A Well-Spent $7, Really.

Last night my mother-in-law graciously came to our house to sit with the girls while Rachelle and I went food shopping. We made the mistake of choosing Target. Don’t get me wrong, I love Target, but every time I walk into that store I come out $100 poorer. We could go intending on buying a pack of gum and leave with a plunger, six picture frames, and an X-Box. Props to Target for merchandising in a way that makes you want to buy stuff that you really don’t need.

Rachelle and I were exhausted. By the time we got to the store we didn’t feel like food shopping, and spent our time aimlessly wandering from aisle to aisle like zombies. By the time we reached the checkout counter, we racked up a $171 bill for a list of items which included: a baby-blue stuffed dog, 180 crayons, a pack of World of Warcraft trading cards, and an adult Sesame Street “Merry Christmas” t-shirt (pictured above).

I bought the shirt because I wanted to see Layla’s reaction. When I got home I stood with her in the living room and told her I have a surprised. I went into the bathroom to change into the new shirt and told her to wait a second (if I don’t say ‘wait a second’ she kicks open the bathroom door like a fire-fighter to see what I’m doing.  Privacy left the building in 2007).

When I opened the door she immediately exclaimed “Elmo!”, despite the fact that Elmo doesn’t make an appearance on the shirt. She then made me bend down so she could put to and identify each of the characters. Her excitement to the shirt made it well worth the $7. I just wish there were places where it’s the norm for a 6′1″ man to walk around in a Sesame Street, Merry Christmas t-shirt.