North Carolina Has Finally Achieved Statehood

Yes, indeed. Trader Joe's has opened in North Carolina. The value of our house has probably tripled because of it. Lindz and I went there directly from our respective jobs today. Here's dinner:


Look at the close-up! TRADER FRIGGIN' JOE'S IS OPEN!

Holy shit, they put crack cocaine in these:

I'm going to empty out my 401k tomorrow so I can buy A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT OF THEM.
Maybe it's the sugar and wine talking, but I feel pretty giddy about this.