My "Happy Things" List Includes Breyers
Do you ever stop and make a mental list of things that make you happy?
I do. Seriously. When I'm having a super-crappy day, I try to force myself to stop wallowing for a minute and list My Happy Things. All sorts of random things are usually on that list. There's the kid, chocolate, the way Penny's fur flops around when she runs, peanut butter, Max purring, cookies, sporks, sprinkles, flowers, ice cream, frogs in my pond, food . . . hey! Did I mention that food makes me happy? Especially dessert?
You know what makes me even happier? When I get to combine things that are on my Happy Things list. Give me chocolate and peanut butter and time with my kid and you've just made me the happiest human on earth.
Hello there, sexy!
You guys. YOU GUYS. Breyers and BlogHer asked me to review Breyers Blasts!® Chocolate REESE’S®. You can add THAT to My Happy Things list. Getting asked to review Breyers Blasts! is definitely one of My Happy Things.
A few weeks ago there was an evening when I didn't get home until it was almost time for Alexis to go to bed. I called when I was on my way home and told her that we would have some Breyers Blasts! together as soon as I walked in the door. I try to make it a point to spend a little time every day having a one-on-one conversation with her. Gathered at the kitchen table with a treat is an excellent way to get the conversation started.
She made herself a bowl and I made myself a milkshake. I kind of have a thing for chocolate/peanut butter milkshakes, by the way. That "thing" is that OMG I LOVE THEM SO MUCH.
We sat at the table talking about what we each did that day. Alexis talked about the things she had learned in school, she shared a funny story her bus driver had told her, and she told me about how she wanted to spend the weekend. It was nothing particularly exciting, but it was perfect. Everything about those moments was perfect.
Until Alexis finished her bowl.
Fortunately, we had some Breyers Blasts!® OREO® Birthday Blast! to try as well.
(Cake batter flavor + OREO cookies + sprinkles = YES. PLEASE.)
My Happy List is made up of things that may not seem significant, but thinking about sitting at our kitchen table sharing Breyers Blasts! while Alexis tells me about her day is one of those memories I'm going to hold in my heart forever.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Reader Comments (380)
We'd like it while watching movies at home!
We would love a bowl out on the patio on warm summer afternoons :)
we would enjoy this while watching the sunset
We would sit around with our ice cream and watch a family movie together :)
I enjoy ice cream far more often than I should. Honestly, I could eat it for every meal (but I do resist - some)
It's especially nice on a hot summer evening.
We would enjoy them on the weekend in a nice big sugar cone!
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This looks yummy! We are always the ones to host a get together, so this would be great!
We would get for a birthday get together :)
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Wow, we would enjoy it on one of my husbands days off. Maybe watching a movie and having a big bowl of icecream. My kids would love that!!
I would enjoy them but my husband an son like boring ice cream flavors so maybe they wouldn't!
that looks great, going to have to try it!
we would do it for game night! we love breyers!
My little grandson just enjoyed some Bryers ice cream today. They built a fort with chairs and blankets and had a camp out/picnic. Ice cream for dessert. I think I'll get some OREO Birthday Blast! for their next camp out.
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OMG the Reeses one in a waffle cone yum
we adore ice cream...Breyers ice cream is one of our favorites; glad to hear about the new version with Reese's peanut butter and the oreo and cake ice cream; we love to have a bowl of ice cream and/or serve big scoops of ice cream in ice cream cones...how lucky for you to be chosen to test the latest versions of Breyers...
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We would enjoy it around the couch after dinner. YUMM!
After watching a family movie
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We would enjoy them sitting on the sofa watching cartoons
This is great!
My family would enjoy serving Breyer's at birthday parties and special occasions.
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My kids love Icecream so much! I love breyers cookies and cream icecream!!
This would be a great dinner out with my sweetie!
My family has one birthday for each month it seems! This could be the perfect way to celebrate! :)
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Entry #2: We would enjoy it in waffle cones, while watching a funny movie. :-)
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We like to make milkshakes with Breyers Blasts!
We would enjoy this as a dessert,grill outs etc. (snacks) lol
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We would enjoy after a long day of grilling out and playing on the river.
I love chocolate and peanut butter in all desserts, but ice cream is my favorite!
We would enjoy it at a backyard bbq. Thanks for the giveaway.
Definitely as an after swimming treat!
We would sit around the TV and emjoy a family movie while enjoying Bryer's ice cream.
We would enjoy ours by the pool and on a cone!
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We'd absolutely love having Breyers Blasts for our family movie night snack! Hot summer night with a good movie and cold Breyers... can't beat it. :-) Katharina
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My family and I would chow down on this delicious ice cream during Family movie Night! Yum!
I enjoy Breyers ice cream after a long stressful day. I put it in my favorite bowl with my favorite spoon; I like to eat it outside on a warm day.
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I'd make some killer ice cream sandwiches!
We love to have ice cream night here at my house. We would all enjoy the Reese's flavor of Breyer's Blasted Ice Cream.
This would be super tasty for those hot nights in the backyard.
We have ice cream for dessert almost every night. We all love Breyers Banana Split.
we would enjoy it sitting outside under a nice shady tree and savor the flavor
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We would enjoy Breyers Blast as a special ice cream treat with our Friday movie nights.
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