A Blissful Shop in Costco
I have been to Costco with my parents for
several times, but none was as comforting and satisfying as this time when it
kindled my passion and vitality for life that had been overshadowed by the heavy
schoolwork lately. Since the midterm week, I had been stressed
out with piles of midterm papers and journals, not to mention the ensuing group
presentations. The eyestrain and tangled mind due to the excessive gaze at the
computer screen before going to bed had made me toss and turn at night. And the
anxiety of racing against time to finish the work even became the source of my
nightmare as I dreamed myself being late for classes or punished by teachers. While
I tried to escape from the terrible nightmare, the waking moment was even
worse. The inability to think resulted from the lack of sleep made me feel like
a living zombie. Therefore, I was in a desperate state with agitation and
frustration in the face of my inefficiency at work and the impending deadline
to announce my guilt. Everything has changed since this Friday
when my mom asked me if I wanted to go to Costco with them. I hesitated for a
while, considering whether it was sinful to slack off during the busy weekend;
however, thinking that I wouldn’t have any progress within the few hours, I
decided to step out of the gloomy atmosphere in my room and shrug off the bad
luck that had been befalling to me. Once we arrived at the marketplace, I was
stunned by two sights: one was the incessant streams of people (many small
families brought their baby with a baby stroller), and the other was the
miscellaneous Christmas commodities such as snacks and ornaments (almost every
shopping cart had a box of chocolate truffles). They reminded me that Christmas
shopping season is around the corner, which also suggests the end of the
semester. I couldn’t help but feel gratified that I had managed to survive
after choosing many tough courses in this semester. Meanwhile, we headed to the bakery section to
buy two bags of bagels as usual. Much to our surprise, the area attracted so
many people with quite a few tasting booths selling various pastries such as muffins,
egg rolls and baguette. As we were about to leave after sampling each delicacy,
I caught a glimpse of a seller unwrapping one of the large assorted cookies
platters that my mom and I just mentioned how expensive they were. No sooner had
he opened the lid than the nearby customers rushed toward him like a swarm of
fish scrambling for the feeding stuffs. Mom said after she grabbed each piece
of the five flavors, she got stuck inside. And in a matter of few seconds, the platter
was empty. Although the palm-sized cookies looked better than they tasted (my
family prefer crunchy cookies to soft cookies), we were ecstatic with our unbelievable
good luck. The overwhelming joy even gave me an illusion of celebrating
Christmas while I pictured the seller as Santa Claus, giving me bountiful rewards
for my efforts. The castle in the air, after all, is only
our temporary escape from reality. I saw the red logo imprinted on the white tin
house vanishing from my sight while our car turned a corner and departed from
Costco. I came back to the realization that there were still trivial matters
waiting to be fixed at home. However, I was refreshed with strength and willpower
owing to a blissful shop in Costco.

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Dear Betty,
I also love go shopping in Costco. When I was in college and
overwhelmed by schoolwork, if my parents asked me to go with them to
the market or big mall, I would leave my work and go. I have't have
chance to shop in Costco recently, yet I image how great the
atmosphere there is. December and Chinese New Year are two my
favorite months... well good luck to your progress on paper and
journals.
Stay alive!
Carrie
Dear Carrie,
If you shop in Costco next time, I recommend you to try the new favor of its pizza, which contains sausage, pepperoni, olive and color pepper. It tastes fantastic!
BTW, I'm Sophia, not Betty. :)
Sophia