A day off!

WOOO! I got put on orders from the 29th of January to the 15th of February, so it seemed like I wouldn’t have a day off in two weeks! Not that I’m complaining, soldiers in Iraq don’t get one in 2 years! Anyway, I got a phone call this morning telling me my convoy was postponed so I don’t have to go anywhere! Nice, I’m going to spend the day cleaning up and drinking cocoa. ^_^

Wow, so much for that resolution!

HA! First post of the year and I already broke my resolution! Oh well, I’m still doing better than posting once every couple months! This year (since November so far) I’ve given up cheese, fried foods, and ice cream. DH asked me if I can have whipped cream (yes.) He then asked me if I could have frozen whipped cream. I thought about it and replied, “shut up!” It’s more to the point to see if I can actually do it for a full year now. Although of course I have some exceptions.

1. I may have ONE small spoon sample of ice cream if, and only if my workplace gets a new ice cream flavour in stock for customer service reasons.

2. I may have either cheese or fried foods if it already comes on my monthly meal provided to me by the government. I will not piss off people by bitching about cheese on my potatoes, or that it’s a chicken fried steak entree when I’m trying to eat better. Tough shit, it’s food, it’s the Army, get over it.

These are the only two exceptions. I have been excellent with these items so far, but I have made mistakes.

1. I ordered something “alfredo” when my husband insisted it was a butter and cream sauce. Come to find out, it does indeed have cheese in it.

2. I fried up a small chicken strip at work which was not even CLOSE to one strip, it was more like a nugget. I popped it in my mouth totally forgetting that it was indeed, fried.

I don’t think I’ve messed up with ice cream yet, but I have come very close. My husband and I went to Uno’s when we went to Massachusetts over vacation. We ordered a deep dish cookie-brownie-something that came with a scoop of ice cream. We didn’t even think about it until it came with a big scoop in the middle. We made a deal, he ate the ice cream and let me have the whipped cream. I was tempted, but I didn’t waver!

So whaddya think? Will I make it through the summer months? Will Freddy’s frozen custard throw me over the edge? Will I finally snap as I fix up a customer’s sundae? We’ll find out next November if the frozen treats have me frazzled!

BTW: This ban also includes sherbet, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, sugar-free, and any other “iced” treat with the ONE exception of sorbet only because it’s not dairy and mainly contains fruit. (and sugar.) If I could find (or be advised about) a low sugar/sugar-free brand, I’m sure I could make it no problem. ^_^