Day 3

Today I went to Target to buy tea. I had to pass the aisles filled with franken-food and inhale the scent of chocolate and dorritos. Dorritos don't really smell while in the package... but I could practically taste the cheeze-its. The Stash tea was on sale and I bought all I could reach of the Raspberry Pomegranate green tea. They were on the top shelf and there wasn't anything long nearby I could grab the rest down with. I suppose the tall people who like that flavor will be pleased. 

Matt and I had a date night! Jody came over and watched the kids and got them tucked into bed. We watched Les Miserables. It was wonderful to have an evening to ourselves and know that the kids were thoroughly enjoying themselves. 

However, I am used to enjoying a smuggled Diet Coke while watching a movie. I also like to have my pockets stuffed with chocolates, and on occasion, a small buttery popcorn even though  I KNOW it will make me feel terrible after.

I felt a bit sad that I could have none of the above items. Instead, I had pumpkin seeds and a Luna bar that was made up of nuts and cherries. I've had those before and thought they were disgusting. Today it was delicious. I'm starting to think that after thirty days I really might like dark chocolate. I wanted to lick some today.

We get to the theatre and have our back row to ourselves with my purse stuffed with real food. And you know what they do to me??!!??  COKE ADS!!!!!  Open up Happiness! Happy coke! They had a long commercial for regular coke, which I was like..ok, fine. BUT THEN they had the one for Diet Coke. Ohhhhhhhhh.  I know we went our separate ways, but it still hurts sometimes. They showed a lady with her wedding dress and her diet coke. I remember on my wedding day I was totally freaking out until my SIL brought me a diet lime coke. Then all was good. Little did I know it was the ASPERTAME that soothed me.  

Giant, big screen Diet Cokes. It was so wrong. Matt tried to cover my eyes. 

After we got through the commercials, we had to take a ride on that roller coaster thing that flings you through all the candy, more cokes and the popping popcorn.  Torture. 

The movie, though, was to quick to distract me. It was incredible.  I mean, a real movie of substance. The acting was amazing.  If you haven't seen it, you really, really need to.