WFM KATY <3

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feast your eyes on the awesomeness that is Whole Foods Market............. KATY, TX.

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i pulled up like 3 minutes before go time and hopped my butt right on in line.

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they had some great grand opening deals, and fresh wild salmon was one of them!  they were selling like hot cakes under that tent up there for 5.99 a lb.

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as i neared the door, i heard....music?  there was a live orchestra back there, even though you can't tell at all from this pic.  that's how WFM does it!  it didn't make the weather any warmer, but it was a nice touch.

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this is the very first pic of the madness once i stepped foot in the store.  this is NOTHIN!  there were still a ton of peeps behind me.

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:shock: the freshest produce ever in life :shock:

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beautiful berries!

20130130_080310 how can you not want one of everything?

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so i was caught on camera using my own camera. (l)  #awkward!   i have no idea what station he was affiliated with but i do hope it was a major network LOL

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beans, beans, the musical fruit!

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the beloved bulk bins.  i couldn't pass up getting a couple scoops of pumpkin flax granola.

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this is THE cleanest this area will ever be in life. lol

ok i have a confession.  my phone straight DIED a few minutes after i took this pic and i was devastated. seriously.  i went to bed with a full battery and did not put it on the charger and because i have soooooo much crap on my phone these days and have yet to order an SD card.  which means my battery is toast in a matter of hours. soooooo, i sped through the store and came back a few hours later with my bro for lunch.  hey i had a dr's appointment and was out anyway ;)

 i'll pick back up where i left off-

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fresh

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meat!

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would i like a sample?  do you know who i am?

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'air chilled' is a new term i said i'd google later. the tender was super juicy!

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right, Matt?

and wow, that camera man was still there.

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 these were so cute. and true.

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we rounded a corner of the store and walked past the gourmet grilled cheese and specialty beer station.

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it was a little after lunch time here and the store was CRACKIN'.

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and then we saw a walking banana and had to get a pic!  and yes...i've officially been #photobombed by the lovely shopper behind us.

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twice, smh!!!! who does these types of things!? i thought you only photobombed people you know!

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we kept going and passed the delectable desserts...

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just looking!

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they had pizza samples left and right, mmmmm.

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next up was the prepared foods section.

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man...food presentation at its finest. *DROOLING*

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this was matt's incentive for coming with me. free lunch!  he got a sammich at the sammich station. 20130130_130919

gettin' mo samples...sushi samples.

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it was a shrimp, avocado,  multigrain rice roll; lovely combo!

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we turned around and saw several fresh food bars like the olive one above,

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and this multicultural one.  variety is something WF never lacks!

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so many overwhelming options to choose from.

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 and uuuuuuuuweeeeeeee that 8.49 per lb. hurts my HEART!  especially when i remember when it was 2.99.........

20130130_130857 last thing on this side of the store was the cool coffee bar.

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more samples on the way to checkout- this tasted like kombaucha soda. not bad!

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i meant to get some canned tuna while i was there so i cut through the frozen foods aisle and ran into this thing-  i thought it just rotated commercials and advertisements all day long, but nope, i touched the screen and was wowed immediately!

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'touch a produce item for recipes and information.'

um, OK!!!

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recipes, ideas, and tips galore! what a fantastic tool!

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wait, how did i end up here?  focus!!!

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got the tuna and headed to checkout, but not before passing up the to-go bakery case.... YUMMERS

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seating area was CRAY-CRAY so we went home to eat.

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i'm sure this area will be boomin' once Houston weather warms back up. 20130130_123712

more samples outside!? of course! just some grilled fillet mignon, no big deal.

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they even have their very own food truck(s).  i'm not surprised!

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smelled amazing...

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OH, a lady was standing at the door on our way out with a basket FULL of free grocery bags!  i loved this pattern the second i saw it.

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juuuust expanding my grocery bag collection.

20130130_084651 see, i didn't do too bad at all! this was nothin.

tuna, kettlecorn, bell peppers (5 for 5 dollar deal), pumpkin flax granola, and a loaf of seeduction bread for my mama.

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aaaand the very last #foodie shot- half of Matt's reuben flat bread wrap. delish!

i think ALL but like one of my friends can stand grocery shopping lol!

Q: have you ever attended a store's grand opening? any store!

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