Ice Cream Sammiches

Not my photo, because I devoured mine too fast for documentation… (though I adore the background of the papers and the dictionary page, and the quote, and all of it)… BUT…

On the suggestion of a former coworker, I tried something fun: frozen Cinnamon Brown Sugar Thick & Fluffy Belgian Style waffles as the “bread” to an ice cream sandwich, using what I had left of Ben & Jerry’s Americone Dream.

The dueling waffle textures played off each other really, really well! There are little fudge covered waffle cone bits in the ice cream, and ribbons of caramel.

Also found out last night that Bath & Body Works had foaming hand soaps $2.95 each again, so I placed an order for in store pickup, which I nabbed today, after work.

I gave 2 scents to my mom, as sort of a pre-Mother’s Day gift. I had given her some for Christmas and have been keeping them stocked ever since. She really loves the way the foam feels on her hands, and the fragrances, and how long the bottle lasts. And she was so, so thankful that someone had thought of her and had given her a giftie. Which made me feel really good.

I was so psyched about the whole thing that I made a graphic in Canva of one of the cats posing with her two soaps, to which I added a rose background and a caption LOL.

So what else are we thankful for today? Why are we keepin’ on keepin’ on?

I’ll be honest. It’s been pretty difficult lately to come up with answers to those questions. So many phases of my life have come to a close, it feels, and I seem to be in a kind of holding pattern, waiting for something to happen next.

Which is no way to live.

But I don’t know what I could change right now that would make me feel better.

I am thankful that so far, I BELIEVE we can still strategize a way for my daughter to visit for my birthday. It will require some effort on my part, and the loss of some saved funds, but that’s okay. It’s important to me.

And my dad hasn’t seen her in I think 2 years, since he didn’t go with to Oklahoma with us when we went down. He had online teaching, and stayed behind to care for the cats.

Besides, I think it would do her some good to see “home” again. Not this place. HA! It’s a bit in shambles at the moment. But I plan to bust out the task magnets again soon and make very precise itemized lists of step by step what needs to be done. Crossing items off or checking them, what have you, gives me a great sense of momentum, so I write down as many facets of each task as possible.

No, I mean, back to her hometown, and the cats, and her home state, and all the places we’ve made memories here.

Although who knows? Maybe she is a bit nostalgic for me and all the artsy clutter of my creativity and all the paintings on the walls, and the bits she left behind in her room, amidst the art I added to it, and the massive fantasy bookshelf tapestry, and bookish curtains.

I ought to invest in a decent area rug in there for before she comes, maybe a fresh comforter or something. Something to “tie the room together” a la The Big Lebowski/The Dude. But not in that style. Just in concept.

I was so TICKLED that my daylist vibe heading home from the parental abode having dropped off the soap, kicked off with two songs from The Big Lebowski. “The Man in Me” and “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In).”

Tempted to throw that on tonight to watch, though I still have the Kurt Cobain documentary I checked out, waiting.

We will see!

It’s also starting to get late. I really need to get home earlier if I intend to watch TV/movies/what have you, when I work the next day.

My, my! The vibe playlist updated since I got home, and it just popped up with “Lola” by The Kinks. So many happy memories tacked onto that song.

Also just came across some T.Rex. I swear, Marc Bolan or Trent Reznor could read the phone book, and I would buy the album. Of course, Marc Bolan is no longer with us. But you get the idea.

I also rediscovered some 60’s ish rock I’d forgotten about tonight, like Deep Purple’s “Hush.”

Enjoy!!! Tastier than an ice cream sammich. Or almost.