Life In The Big Apple

arriving at whole foods market

Lena's: POV
After my doctor's appointment l headed to whole foods market. Dr. Bradshaw said l'm in excellent shape
She's a little concerned about my iron count
I just have to eat more things that will built my blood level up. Since l'm a vegetarian and l don't eat meat
She gave me a list of things I can have to boost my iron up
Plus she gave a prescription for some iron tablets
I went to GNC and got natures own iron vitamins
I'm glad l took the day off from work. Stef went in
I am pushing the shopping cart around the store
As l'm looking over my grocery list, l can't find a whole chicken breast. I already have my ingredients for baked macaroni and cheese from scratch, already in the buggy
I got Stef's coffee, creamer and the girls hot chocolate
A case of different types of juice pouches for school
Along with their favorite lunch meats. I also got a couple bottles of different kinds of wine, l guess l'm gonna have to go to Harris teeter for meat. Whole foods is where l get fresh vegetables, fruit cereal, milk and breakfast foods
I picked up some vanilla yogurt granola for the girls
Then I got a bunch of frozen fruit for my smoothies in the morning, now l'm looking for the almond milk and 2%milk. Orange juice, hot and cold cereal, pancake mix
Waffles, bacon eggs, cinnamon and plain bagels potato bread, this is the stuff my family enjoys eating in the mornings. My regimen consist of a hard boiled eggs
Oatmeal, a grapefruit or an orange banana. Sometimes if l'm in a hurry a protein smoothie, l change my menu
Of what I eat in the mornings. I switched up every now and then, some people think l starve myself. I've been thin all my life. I enjoy eating healthy food, plus l work out
I have a very high metabolism, l cut a lot of fat out of my diet. Stef and the kids are meat eaters, so l main buy meat for them to eat, l buy salads salmon fish and can salmon to make salmon croquettes. The girls loved them
I get three cases of deer park water, tomorrow l will have to go to Costco for the paper towels, toilet paper laundry detergent, blench, more cleaning supplies soap and so on
I walked around the store. Then my phone rings
Lena reaches in her bag to see who is it, she sees Stef's picture appears on the screen. Lena answers instantly

Lena: hello she says

Stef: hi baby how was your doctor's appointment
I have some good news to share with you
Stef tells Lena.

Lena: everything went great Dr. Bradshaw is concerned about my iron levels. So what's the good news
Lena questions Stef,

Stef: well l got Lacey to come into the bakery
I gave her some of your chocolate chip croissants
She told me to tell you. They were delicious
Plus she got in touch with her Aunt Amanda who lives who lives in San Diego. And she's flying out tomorrow to pick her up, Emory was kind enough to take her home with her tonight. Stef said, to Lena

Lena: that's great l don't want Emory getting caught up
With Lacey. We really don't know a lot about her
Lena replies,

Stef: well from what she told me she's been living on the streets for the past year in a half. And grandparents live in Charlotte NC, plus her mother died of a drug overdose
Two years ago. She informed me that she has been hanging out at the safe house for teenagers,
She goes there to shower and they give her clean clothes to wear. Asia showed up for work, l wasn't sure if you put her on the schedule. She's been working in the dining room wiping down tables and sweeping the floor
Stef responds,

Lena: ok that's fine that poor girl has been through a lot
She's only fourteen babe. I pray everything works out for her in San Diego California, l truly do Lena States

Stef: by the way she was asking for you earlier
She wanted me to tell you thank you for lunch
You brought her the other day. You seem to made a good impression on her, l'm surprised she opened up to me a complete stranger. We always tell the kids not to talk to them, Stef replied.

Lena: baby your easy to talk to that's why
I asked myself the same thing. When she began speaking to me, l thought I was hearing things at first
So how are things going on in the bakery
Lena asked Stef.

Stef: it's been pretty busy the past few hours
The lady who ordered the princess sheet cake
Came in and pick up her order an hour ago
She said you did an amazing job on the cake
And the told me she's sending some of her friends
Over to the bakery. Stef tells Lena, we're are you at

Lena: that's good l'm glad she liked the cake l design for her. I'm at the whole foods market, l am heading to the check out line. Lena informs Stef,

Stef: don't worry about picking up the girls from after their after school program Stef says to Lena.
I just want you to go home and relax some

Lena: aren't you a sweetheart for taking such good care of all of us. I don't want you to neglect yourself
Lena replied,

Stef: trust me l'm not because you for filled all my needs
Babe. Cause you know how to put it down in the bedroom

Lena: we're are you at talking to me naughty
Lena inquiries.

Stef:
I'm in the storage room restocking the shelves
Because a shipment came in a little while ago
Lacey's helping me out.