I’ve been trying to diet. I was
sabotaged by the power of suggestion, television, my husband and myself.
Really, I can only blame myself.
The other night we were watching
one of our favorite shows – Justified. In one scene, the Boyd Crowder character
said he wanted to own a Dairy Queen franchise. His significant Ava mentioned
the notorious Peanut Buster Parfait. My husband LOVES the Peanut Buster
Parfait.
So, last night we decided to drive
to Bed, Bath and Beyond to use our 20% off coupon to buy some coffee. On the way home
Darrell asked if I wanted to go to Dairy Queen! I knew we were going no matter how I felt about it. The suggestion by Ava had taken hold of my husband and he
couldn’t get past it.
I am in charge of what goes into my
mouth, whether someone drives me to Dairy Queen or not. I could have ordered a glass of water. In my own defense, I did order a mini strawberry and chocolate
blizzard. Normally I would have gone for
something far gooier - maybe with chocolate and caramel syrup. For a mini - my blizzard seemed substantial - and not worth the calories.
Whatever twists and turns are to
come on Justified, I can’t envision Boyd and Ava as happy Dairy Queen owners. I don’t know if my diet will be successful, but my Darrell will have his Peanut Buster Parfait!
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