it was on sale

being the domestic engineer, my job description includes that of "menu planner" and "grocery-getter." so every coupla weeks, i sit down with a broken crayon and mostly clean dinner napkin from subway (eat fresh) demanding that the kids tell me what they like to eat. well, besides pizza, chicken nuggets, hamburgers and hot dogs. got those on the list already. then i go through the tedious task of writing down the ingredients to make said dinners. then i toss on a few lunch things and breakfast things and toilet paper and i have about a $300 list. if i have coupons, great. most of the coupons i see are things that i wouldn't normally buy anyway, like makeup and cat food and beef jerky.

b-o-r-i-n-g. yup. then i wait until all the younguns are in school. i do up my hair all nice and shave my legs. can't go into town looking like some sasquatch escaped from the beauty school. my husband says i'd look just fine in an old burlap sack, but the last time i went out to a store in a burlap sack, they pointed me in the direction of the church of god across the street and told me to stop by after i paid them a visit.

i was minding my own business. sticking to the list. i don't impulse buy very often. i was passing by the napkins when the bright red sign on the other side of the aisle caught my eye. well, we could use some, even though it isn't on the list this time. after all, it was on sale. and even if it wasn't, we all need to indulge sometimes, right? right??? the sign said 2 for $5.00. that still isn't record-breaking but it was way cheaper than usual so i picked some up. just 2. one for me and one for dh.

i trotted them out after the kids went to bed. i'm sneaky like that when i don't want to share. i popped the lid and scooped some out. the first spoonful was light, creamy, delectable. it was new and exciting. and sexy. i had that feeling of "have i been good enough for this?" naughtiness. the second bite was like rocking-the-headboard-knocking-things-over-take-me-right-here-baby-making sex. right there in my mouth.

it was haagen-daas caramel cone ice cream.

i don't know if i can ever go back to regular stuff. i guess we'll see the next time i pass the freezer case....