Orange Julius

You know those things that take you back to your childhood and in their own special way transport you no matter what your emotional status may be? Well, today I encountered that very thing. I lost my sunglasses a few months ago and decided that it was time to get a new pair. I had a $20 off gift certificate to Sunglass Hut so I GPSed my way there and found an inside mall (of which I didn't think existed here in San Diego). I was able to find a pair of sun glasses with Abigail screaming for no more than 10 minutes and the computer freezing up twice while the guy was trying to ring me up. Lovely. So after that I thought I'd feed Abigail, well, nurse her to be specific, only to have her rip the nursing cover off...enough said. So there I am, looking around for something, someone, somehow to calm me down and reassure me that life is good and not entirely chaotic. There it was. Across the way, down the other side of the mall.
Orange Julius.
This may not seem like anything to some of you, but it's like an In-And-Out to some Californians. It's not great stuff, but it's something that takes you back to a time when you had small worries...you know, what you were wearing to the football game, or did that guy look at you in Chem class. I proceeded over to the Orange Julius and ordered an original. That first sip, well, gulp, was wonderful. I was immediately happier and actually excited that I could share a little bit of my childhood with Rachel. She liked it and ended up taking it from me, which was fine cause I suddenly didn't care about much except loving my new glasses and smiling because I felt like that teenage girl in the mall all over again. :)