Every year, my family takes a road trip. I'm not very fond of flying, so we pack up the car and hit the road for Florida. 'Making memories,' my husband often says. While we enjoy the boys sense of humor and singing abilities as they crank up their favorite songs, we also enjoy a little peace and quiet. You can imagine our horror when we realized the movie player in our SUV wasn't working as we PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY en route to Florida.
*Cue panic attack*
Husband stopped the car on the side of the road, tried pushing a million buttons on the remote control and I would love to say the movie began and we all survived that road trip and lived happily ever after. A 16-hour road trip, no less. Yet, that didn't happen. My stressed-out husband calmly got back in the driver's seat, buckled his seatbelt and did what any other sane (questionable at this point) person would do…HE DROVE TO MEIJER.
Of course! Why didn't I think of that? Yes, we all survived not watching DVD's in the car as kids, and yes, we could have survived this trip (barely), but we chose to take advantage of technology. After all, it's 2014! Greg parked the car, walked in to Meijer's Electronics department, and 15 minutes later, walked out with a portable DVD player and probably the biggest smile on his face that I've ever seen.
In that moment, Greg was my hero. There would be no need to bang my head in frustration on the dash of our car. No need to stop at every rest park known to man because we need a moment of silence and break from the 'Are we there yets?' The kids had a movie. The parents had quiet. The road trip was a success.
And we had Meijer to thank for it all.
Meijer has saved us a number of times. Whether it is free antibiotics when the kids are sick, a last-minute air mattress when we have unexpected guests or a rotisserie chicken when sports didn't allow time to make a home-cooked dinner, Meijer always comes through for my family.
Make life easy and shop at Meijer!
