I love food. Really I do. I think it's because I come from a family of cooks. It seems with most of my most vivid memories there is food involved. It's hard to explain...but there you go.
I also have cravings. Bad. And they don't just go away. They get worse and worse and worse as time goes by. I learned a long time ago that if I crave something I'm better off just indulging and putting myself out of my misery.
This post over at Eric's place reminded me of a story about that very thing. Oops - I mean THIS POST (sorry, got a little confused for a moment).
I spent 6 months in Costa Rica when I was in college. Working as a missionary. (done laughing yet?) It was required for graduation, and it was one of my greatest adventures.
But anyway - Costa Rica in the early 80's was not a bad gig. I lived just outside of San Jose and had lots of "American Luxuries" in case I started getting too home sick.
Now - for the sake of this story I need to remind you I have two STRONG food loves. Pizza and donuts. I could eat either one of those, or both, on a daily basis. No donuts in Costa Rica. At least none that I found. And pizza? Yes, they had a Pizza Hut. BUT - their version of pizza was a tortilla with some tomato sauce and melted cheese. While not untastey - not my pizza.
6 months folks. 6 long months. I dreamt about pizza and donuts. I begged people to send me pizza and donuts. I would have done just about anything for pizza and donuts. I became a woman obsessed.
When I finally got home the first place I headed was Dunkin Donuts. I ordered 1 dozen glazed donuts and ate them in the car on the way home. I was covered in sugary glaze with a smile so big it hurt my face - shoveling those bad boys down so fast I couldn't even talk. We got home, I cleaned up and headed for the pizza parlour. There I managed to consume a large pepperoni pizza all. by. myself. And about a gallon of Mountain Dew to wash it down.
I had pizza and donuts every day for the next few weeks. Now - just once a week (pretty much). But as soon as I start craving one - I get it. I have too. Otherwise I'd weigh 400 lbs.
Posted by Tammi at December 14, 2005 06:07 AMOhmygawsh... I just looked to the left [would that be your right? Ha!] and it's SNOWING on your weather pixie! How freaky!
Pizza. I love pizza, but try to confine my fixes to once a month. I have to be in the mood for donuts, though. Usually Sunday mornings, for some reason... ;)
Snow. And 28 DEGREES. You're a braver woman than I! :D
Posted by: pam at December 14, 2005 06:19 AM.. ahh, yes... the "itch" that must be scratched....
... in life, there is often nothing more pleasant than scratcing it.. be it donuts, pizza, or a view of the ocean.. or, of course, something else...
Posted by: Eric at December 14, 2005 08:02 AMI love doughnuts. I love them. I wish they were calorie and fat free...
And Pizza... I CRAVE Chicago style pizza at times. I've had it once and I LOVED it. We don't have it down here. :(
BTW, Two More Days!!!
Posted by: Bou at December 14, 2005 09:38 PMI went with out Pizza and Donuts for 2 years... I welcomed them, and about 4 pounds, back into my life one day.
Posted by: Contagion at December 15, 2005 07:30 AMDropped off a couple of sexy cops. Hopefully, I can find some firemen, but they've been pretty busy lately. A gallon of whip creme is on the way!
Posted by: TNT at December 15, 2005 10:58 PMAs I was commanded, here is the portable bar, fully stocked. a keg of Guiness, A keg of Miller lite, A keg of Killians, a keg of Budweiser and a Keg of Harp. And just for fun, here are my now legendary Jello shots from a Mortar. Since I don't drink anymore, I'll play bartender!
Posted by: Contagion at December 16, 2005 08:45 AMI've got the straight jacket... just because.
Posted by: That 1 Guy at December 16, 2005 08:56 AMCan we get one of the cops into the straight jacket so Tammi has easy pickings?
Posted by: TNT at December 16, 2005 10:02 AMI'll let you women wrestle him into that... I'll just start drinking that keg of Guinness!
Posted by: That 1 Guy at December 16, 2005 10:06 AMI've got a present for you also... I think you're gonna be real busy Tammi...
Posted by: Teresa at December 16, 2005 11:41 AMAnyone got Photoshop? If you have her in the straightjacket we can have some real fun with that!!!
Posted by: BloodSpite at December 16, 2005 12:41 PMWoohoo! I made it to the party! Okay, the cases I shipped arrived safely. The "Blue Man" group has been kidnapped...um, Borrowed, from Vegas for Bou to do her worst with.
I've got the blowup hot tub filling with chocolate pudding (nice and warm) and it'll go great with the gallon of whipped cream. Um, we're gonna need more!
And I brought leather chaps and a fringy vest for one of the officers to wear. In the words of Big & Rich, "Save a horse, Ride a cowboy"! Yeehaw y'all!
Now someone pour me a drink!
Posted by: Lee Ann at December 16, 2005 12:43 PMI've got the whip Laughing Wolf presented us with. Let's round up them cowboys!
Posted by: TNT at December 16, 2005 05:09 PMYAY PARTY! *pulls out bottle of Drambuie*
A Toast! To Tammie and hew new Blue home!
OOOH! I need to think of a gift and I think I found it... tomorrow!
Posted by: Bou at December 16, 2005 09:44 PMLook - I set up a slide into the chocolate pudding hot tub...WHEEEEEEEE!
Hey, did you know if you mix a "Blue Man" with brown pudding, you get.....well, very horny!
Posted by: TNT at December 16, 2005 11:22 PMTNT, no I don't. In fact the exact opposite happens to me!
Posted by: Contagion at December 17, 2005 07:25 AMI think Bad Example needs to know about his Dynamite wife! (HA!)
I borrowed the inflatable sheep from T1G, I'm not asking any questions and I hope no one tells me why they were wearing garters! That's just wrong man, just plain wrong!
Posted by: Lee Ann at December 17, 2005 11:57 AM