On a recent drive from Los Angeles to Temecula, I could have sworn I was having deja vu. Every few miles alongside the freeway, I would notice the same shopping center with the same stores. Target, Starbucks, Barnes and Noble...then a tract housing community and even a Westfield mall. Target, Starbucks, Barnes and Noble...tract housing...you get the point.
I had to re-sip my decaf Iced Latte with soy a few times, just to make sure I wasn't dreaming or in some sort of trance. Were we in the same spot we had been in all along? Were we driving in circles?
Nope...but how could I be sure? The sign finally read "Dorothy I don't think we're in Kansas anymore", aka "Welcome to Temecula" right after we passed...
...yup you guessed it: a Target, Starbucks, Barnes and Noble and tract housing community.
We continued our journey on to Wine Country. I couldn't wait....green hills covered in grape vines, just like those that I remember when I visited Italy. We were getting closer...I new from the sign up ahead that read "Wine Country ahead"...but not until we passed a Target, Starbucks, Barnes and Noble and TWO tract housing communities.
This is no joke!!!
When we finally got to the winery, I realized it was not even close to what I had seen in Italy. There were also two empty lots facing each other on both sides of the road.
I looked at my husband and said "you know what would be great here? A Target, Starbucks, Barnes and Noble and a tract housing community."
"But what would be across the street?" he asked.
"A huge parking structure to accomodate all the cars, of course."
We sipped our wine and toasted, "Here's to all that is the same."
