Last weekend, Kim and I went up to her grandparents' house for a birthday barbeque pool party for Ryan's birthday. On the way, we stopped by the 7-11 turned Kwik-E-Mart in Burbank. Our timing was good -- we got there when there was no line. By the time we left, the line had grown. We couldn't spend a lot of time in the store, because Molly was waiting in the car.
Today we had a beach day with Kim's friend Stephanie and her boyfriend Justin. We spent a few hours soaking up the sun (through some SPF-30) at Playa Del Rey. The beach was nice -- lots of sand, not too crowded. A little noisy -- it's just north of LAX, so there's lots of air traffic, and the crashing waves contributed to hearing difficulties. Afterwards, Kim and I decided to go to the Kwik-E-Mart in Los Angeles on Venice Boulevard. It was almost on the way home.
But when we got there, there was no parking left, and a long line. I drove up the street a ways, but all the street parking was taken. A little disappointed, I headed back to the freeway.
But traffic on the freeway was awful! So bad, that the exit to Venice Boulevard was looking pretty nice...so we gave the Kwik-E-Mart one more chance. It didn't let us down! There was a spot on the street sitting open, just feet from the end of the line of people. We actually parked closer to the end of the line than people who managed to find spots in the Kwik-E-Mart parking lot.
Sitting in line made for good people-watching, and when we finally got in, we had more time to browse around and see all the merchandise.
The next nearest Kwik-E-Mart is in Las Vegas (well, Henderson). I'm not sure how many other people can say they've been to two Kwik-E-Marts...what about three? Hmm...
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