Shopaholic's Dream

Some big development has been going in along the freeway near my house. As usual, the top of a hill was cut off and the sides were terraced like little rice paddies. The steep sides along the freeway were covered in cloth of some kind to protect it from erosion. It is ugly, of course, but nothing worth Blogging about. It is just the kind of thing that happens all of the time.

My first inkling that this development was different was the edge of one building that is visible from the freeway. The building, even in the land of McMansions, was just too big to be a home. It is a residential area, so I figured that it was a new school being built.

Next, a couple of stone monoliths appeared on the side of the steep slope. I didn't know what they were, but didn't really care.

Now, I'm excited and happy. The monoliths are signs. The name Target appeared on one of them. Next came a Kohl's sign, then Circuit City and Lowe's. There is still plenty of room for more store names. Please let there be a Pinkberry up on that hill somewhere.

I live on the side of Santa Clarita that has few stores. If I want something besides food or gas, I have to drive to the other side of the valley. It is so thrilling to have stores a few minutes from my house. With gas at $4.1699 a gallon, I want to drive as little as possible.