As stated in one of my very first posts, we are a family full of sports nuts, so the summer Olympics brings our house much happiness.
We have become true Phelps Phans and even went into a slight state of depression when the swimming events came to an end. How could we possibly get through an evening without witnessing the most amazing Olympic athlete win another gold medal?
We have also fallen in love with Shawn Johnson's bubbly personality, and our eyes were glued to the television as she flipped, twirled and twisted on a board that has to be narrower than my size 10 Nike. Another amazing Olympic athlete.
We love the Olympics. We love the competition between the best athletes in the world, we love the patriotism the Olympics brings about, and we love all the background stories about the world's most talented athletes. But...yes, there is a but... we are ready for it to be over. You see, the spirit of the Olympics has brought to our household a new source of competition. No, not against each other. Sure, we all think we could beat each other in a game of water polo, handball or badmitton if given the opportunity, but this newly found competetiveness isn't about sports.
Nope, it's about ice cream and cookies. How much could one person possibly purchase at one time.... how much could one person possibly eat at one time... how much money could one person possibly save when the ice cream and/or cookies happens to go on sale during the Olympics? (3 for $10.00... are you kidding me???)
See, with the most exciting events of the Olympics being presented live on television at 11:00 PM or later, the only way we can stay up to experience the real time excitement is to eat. And instead of choosing raw carrots, apples, grapes, or any other healthy pick-me-up, we choose ice cream and cookies.
K's favorite...mint chocolate chip. Now, it is the slow churned variety, which means half the fat and calories. But when you consume an entire half gallon in one night, half becomes a whole lot!
My new favorite... Breyers' Caramel Tracks. Do you remember the candy bars we used to sell in high school to raise money for our sports teams? The chocolate ones with the creamy caramel inside? Yep... this ice cream contains itty bitty miniature caramel candy bars. Delicious. Again, it's the slow churned type, so I'm not cheating too much. Half the fat, half the calories. It's just that I feast on more than half the container as I watch that Jamaican guy coast through the finish line for another world record. 
And the cookies. Nestle Toll House cookies that you can scoop and bake. No messy flour or eggs. No mixer. Just scoop and bake. Warm, homemade chocololate chip cookies at your fingertips in nine easy minutes. If the Olympics are on, so are the cookies.
If ice cream and cookie consuming were Olympic sports, we would be sure to hold the world records in this house!
My new favorite... Breyers' Caramel Tracks. Do you remember the candy bars we used to sell in high school to raise money for our sports teams? The chocolate ones with the creamy caramel inside? Yep... this ice cream contains itty bitty miniature caramel candy bars. Delicious. Again, it's the slow churned type, so I'm not cheating too much. Half the fat, half the calories. It's just that I feast on more than half the container as I watch that Jamaican guy coast through the finish line for another world record. 
And the cookies. Nestle Toll House cookies that you can scoop and bake. No messy flour or eggs. No mixer. Just scoop and bake. Warm, homemade chocololate chip cookies at your fingertips in nine easy minutes. If the Olympics are on, so are the cookies.
If ice cream and cookie consuming were Olympic sports, we would be sure to hold the world records in this house! 
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