Grocery shopping during a pandemic.

Grey Midwest was going to have a trial run of the entire office worked from home next Tuesday. But yesterday afternoon, they decided to move that trial up to today.

This morning, we got up extra early and went to the grocery before I got down to some work business. I was really interested in seeing how picked over the store was going to be. I heard stories about people buying up all the toilet paper and paper towels, which is weird to me because COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, not a gastrointestinal one. And we found that was actually the case at the Kroger we shop at the most. There wasn’t much toilet paper or paper towel to be found…

There also wasn’t very much cold medicine left…

The hand soaps were pretty picked over…

As was the milk…

And the bread…

And the cans of soup…

But also the frozen pizzas…

And the hot dogs?

Thankfully, there were still plenty of Shining Stars…

And I thought this bear was pretty adorable…

The check-out lines were long but not terrible…

This couple’s carts were pretty ridiculous when you really stop and look at them…

They must have been planning on not leaving their house for the next couple of years.

I thought it was pretty ironic that there were already strategically placed “Get well soon” balloons at the check-out aisles…

So that was what shopping will be like for a while in the new world we find ourselves in during this pandemic. People lose their minds a bit. We just got our normal groceries.

And then we got Biggby Coffee and headed home with our groceries…

I needed to start working home. 😀🛒🛍️☕️❤️

It’s what’s for dinner.

We had another one of the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meals for dinner tonight. This one was Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Risotto with mozzarella…

It was another really fantastic Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meals…

We really like the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meal kits a lot. 😀❤️

Ugh. The time change.

The time changed last night and it’s really messing us up this morning. We were tired…

And there was a wicked fierce glare on their sign…

But Biggby coffee makes everything a little bit better…

After we had our Biggby drinks, we went to the grocery. At Kroger, all Hot Wheels were a dollar. How cool is rat rod?

And there were Hot Tamales Peeps…

Wut? I am not a fan of Peeps. And I bet Hot Tamales Peeps are just gross. 😀☕️❤️

It’s what’s for dinner.

We had another one of the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meals for dinner tonight. This one was Fajita Chicken with Mexican rice and crispy jalapenos…

It was another really good Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meals. I’d put it very near the top of the meals we’ve had…

They make such delicious dinners. It was another very delicious meal. We really like the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meal kits a lot. 😀❤️

It’s what’s for dinner.

We had another one of the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meal kits for dinner tonight, This one was Beef Empanada Rice Bowl with jalapeno chimichurri and crispy tortilla strips…

It was one of the best Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meals we’ve had…

It was another very delicious meal. We really like the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meal kits a lot. 😀🍜❤️

Sunday sports day.

This morning we went to get our morning Biggby Coffee

They had another BOGO coupon on their Instagram

It’s pretty awesome that they have coupons. Not many coffee places do coupons at all.

And then we went over to Kroger to get some groceries for the week…

I didn’t know there was a Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros cereal…

And that’s pretty funny to me because we just had Churros yesterday.

There were some good sports on TV today. We watched Arsenal finally win again, 4-0 over Newcastle United and both Michigan and Wichita State won big. We watched a little bit of the XFL games. And finally, we watched the NBA All-Star Game. And that turned out to be a really good game.

We also made this delicious Donatos oven pizza for our late lunch…

And it turned out to be a really pretty day. We took the dogs on a long walk…

It was just another really relaxing Sunday. 😀🌄❤️

It’s what’s for dinner.

Genifer made another of the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef meal kits for dinner tonight. This one was Italian Sausage Stuffed Mushroom Pasta…

And it was another really good meal. This one was just a little on the spicy side. We really like the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meal kits a lot. 😀🇮🇹🍄❤️

Seen and noted: Sunday morning edition.

This morning we got up early to go over to get our weekend Biggby Coffee

Genifer tried their Starry Night Latte. She said it was really good. And I got my Cocoa Carmella hot chocolate with butterscotch…

I get the same thing every time. Once we had our drinks, we headed over to Kroger to get some groceries. Valentine’s Day is next weekend and the Valentine’s Day stuff was pretty much everywhere…

We saw another chocolate Perfect Man

We saw the perfect Valentine for a man…

All these adorable llamas said hey…

Also, chocolate Easter bunnies are out on shelf at Kroger…

I don’t know when Easter is this year. But it feels pretty early for Easter bunnies.

And we saw this panda bear in the international food aisle…

The panda was filled with these weird jello cups with floating bits of fruit…

I wonder if they’re any good? The Asian section of the international food aisle is usually where the odd ball stuff is stored.

There’s always something mildly interesting at the grocery store. 😀☕️💗❣️❤️

It’s what’s for dinner.

Genifer made another one of the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meal kits for dinner tonight. This one was Chicken with Poblano Cream Sauce…

The pepitas in the delicious cream sauce added this amazing crunch to every bite. And it was another very delicious meal! We really like the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meal kits a lot. 😀🐔❤️

It’s what’s for dinner.

For dinner tonight, we had another one of the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meal kits. This one was Cheesy Chimichurri Chicken with corn and potatoes…

It was a little on the spicy side. But it was another very delicious meal. We really like the Kroger Prep+Pared Home Chef Express meal kits a lot. 😀🍝❤️

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