When October came along four short days ago, I kicked it into high gear and haven't looked back. I throw caution to the wind, baby, because I'm a wild one! So, tonight, after I helped try to recruit some students to my middle school at the Middle School Fair, I went to another Zumba class.
And since I worked out, I decided that I totally deserved ice cream.
Now, I'm not the biggest shopper ever. I go in spurts where I love to shop and I buy a ton of stuff and then I'm done for a while. And when I shop, whether it's shoes or clothes or jewelry, I don't take that long. I'm in and out... just like on prom night! (wah wah).
So, knowing that, I am in constant bewilderment that it's not clothes that takes me forever when I shop, it's picking out an ice cream flavor.
Here's my process, step by step:
1. I decide that I want ice cream.
2. I decide what kind I want (Ben & Jerry's, Van Leeuwan, etc.).
3. If I decide I want Van Leeuwan, it's easy. I go to the truck and get vanilla. If I decide I want Ben & Jerry's, I check my schedule and my watch and make sure I have enough time for this decision.
4. I go to the store and check the selection and see what they have.
5. I check in with myself and ask myself if I want a familiar standby or something new (which we all know is a huge risk.)
6. If I'm looking for a familiar favorite, I then ask myself if I want texture/ crunchy bits in my ice cream. If I do: I then look to see if they have Americone Dream or Chubby Hubby. If I don't, I look for Peanut Butter Cup or Boston Cream Pie. Here's the problem with A.D. and C.H.- if they're super fresh and the pretzels/ caramel cone pieces are crispy, it's heaven on Earth. If it's even just a tiny bit old, the pieces are soggy and it kills the experience. It's a gamble and a huge one at that. I know what you're thinking right now: "just check the expiration date!" No, but thanks for your two cents. Believe me, I've tried. It's not that simple or I would have figured out the system and there would be no problem... there would just be me surrounded by empty cartons of Chubby Hubby. Basically, I'd be living in an apartment filled with empty containers. I'd open my sock drawer and ... yep! you guessed it, empty cartons of Chubby Hubby! But I digress.
Once I narrow it down to one of these textured or non-textured ice cream flavors, sometimes, I'll just read the description again and again. Tonight, I actually put the flavors behind my back and made the owner pick a hand. It's gotten that bad...
7. If I decide that I am feeling adventurous, then I go to the flavors I keep meaning to try: Oatmeal Cookie Chunk and Red Velvet, Milk and Cookies and Mission to Marzipan (actually, I don't really want to eat Mission to Marzipan, I just really like the name a lot.
So, you can see how difficult the process is for me. Every time I successfully walk out of a shop with a container of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, I feel like someone, somewhere should play We are the Champions by Queen and put a gold medal around my neck. The deliberation is debilitating.
Anyway, tonight, I felt adventurous and I was holding Oatmeal Cookie Chunk in my hand when a girl pointed to a whole new flavor that I hadn't even noticed: Maple Blondie. It's maple flavored ice cream with a caramel swirl and bits of blondie throughout. My analysis is that it's fine. It is a limited edition so I'm glad that I'm having this ice cream experience but I will never get it again, the blondie bits taste raw-ish and would be way better with chocolate chips. Next time I'm going outside of my ice cream comfort zone, I'm sticking with my gut and getting Oatmeal Cookie Chunk... or Red Velvet.
Good Tuesday.
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