Ode To Ice Cream: The Lesson

I was so excited, you know,

when I discovered the Edy's 2 for $6.00

I scanned the flavors eagerly,

determined to find the two very most

absolutely delicious.

Finally, I found them,

in their icecreamy glory,

Pink Peppermint

and

Mocha Chip Espresso

and with my treasured loot, i checked out

and rushed home to delight.

But home, with my two ice cream cartons,

a glass sundae dish,

and a spoon,

i suddenly ran into a dilemma:

In my haste to choose my two very favorite flavors,

i had completely forgotten,

to chose flavors that matched!

No one in their right mind would eat mocha espresso and pink peppermint at the same time.

well, i wasn't in my right mind,

I wanted them both,

and so both i consumed.

So first I ate the espresso,

and without even stopping to savor the fresh, snappy flavor,

I dove into the peppermint.

until I discovered-

i couldn't taste the peppermint!

my taste buds had been ruined by espresso,

and now the peppermint was muted and nothing.

I was absolutely distraught,

but i kept eating it,

sure that somehow this tastebud trauma would wear off.

My friend, it never did.

So the moral of this story is twofold:

one, don't try two mismatching ice cream flavors at the same time,

and

two, don't grab for everything wonderful at once- you might get nothing!