Thrifty’s Ice Cream

This San Francisco Chronicle article just had to be shared.  Thrifty’s was a huge part of my childhood in Southern California.  It was a simple drug store like Walgreens or Longs Drugs but they had this little ice cream counter inside.  Oh, the twenty-five cent scoops, the cold, sugary smell of the freezer, how it stung your tongue to lick the cold jagged chocolate bits in the mint chip, the cute mini malt balls in the Chocolate Malted Crunch … what a memory.  I agree with everything the author of the article says about the whole experience.  By the way, I think Thrifty’s is just a West Coast thing, so for anyone who’s not from here, next time you’re around I’ll buy you some.  (Thrifty’s no longer exists, but you can find it at some Rite-Aid stores — for local folk, go to the one in Corte Madera’s Town Center).    

Just to prove to you how well loved this place is, when I googled “Thrifty’s Drug Store” one of the very first sites that came up contained this comment: 

Subject: Thrifty’s Drug Store

06/20/05 at 2:52 am

Does anyone remember these stores? It was a drug store but they sold alot of different items. They also had an ice cream section where you could get a single, double, or triple scoop of ice cream. It was really cheap, but the best ice cream in the world. I usually only went there for the ice cream. The last time I seen a Thrifty’s was in 1991. Does anyone else remember them?

Seeeee??  Everyone loves this stuff!!  Click here for proof!

On Being Sick

Aw, boy.  Being sick is a drag.  I can can stare out into nothingness for 10 straight minutes, come-to again and not recall one thought that went through my head.  Keeps you in check though.  Keeps you grateful that you don’t regularly feel woozy every time you stand up, you don’t have excess fluid in your eyes and throat and you don’t want to fall asleep every other hour.  

My entire body has been sensitive to all elements.  Last night I put a fork full of food in my mouth and my whole mouth tingled — my taste-buds were doing backflips!  I think my eyes even watered.  When I shower, my skin is so in love with the hot water that I can’t bring myself to get out — a moment out of the hot water is frigid when you have fever-like symptoms and if you stay in it for an extended time you feel faint afterwards.  

The transition from sick to healthy can be so subtle and rest assured we all take it for granted.  The health usually shows up in the form of energy; you laugh more easily, you stand up from sitting with more spring in your step and you want to get out a bit more.

I’m feeling the subtle energy tonight.  I’m going out for dinner and I’m not sure how it’s going to go.  Either way, it’s a good step.  I’m putting myself in a setting with more energy than I can find at home and I’m feeling a bit more energetic as well.  Hopefully, the restaurant and I will mesh.

My Sister’s Toes

My sister just got back from Oahu and these are her toes.  Yes, I feel jealous but aren’t these the cutest toes you’ve ever seen?  

 

Save the Date Card

If you don’t already know, I’m engaged to wonderful Ricardo.  [insert heart here]  This is our temporary “Save the Date” card that I made on Illustrator.  This card is for all you people who keep on askin’ when we’re getting married (an absolutely natural, normal, expected inquiry)!!