Day 21

Day 21. I had decided to get my hair colored back from the photo shoot I did at the beginning of the week. The highlights were great, but my job requires a very natural appearance so I thought it would be a good "career move" to take the color out. I had called and asked the hair colorist when would be best, and she offered to fit me in at 1p.m. It was really nice of her to get me in at such short notice so I spent part of the morning thinking of a way to thank her.

I checked on my phone for coupons and saw that Walmart was giving away free Sundaes that day. Reading the coupon, I found some humor in a company giving away free sundaes on a Saturday. In my head I saw a sign reading "This Saturday, Free sundaes, and come in Sunday for a free case of the Mondays".

I was just walking out the door when I realized I hadn't packed a lunch. I checked the fridge and made some quick executive decisions. Pasta, check, 1/2 a can of tuna, check, some shredded cheese, check. Some people might think that cheese and fish don't go well together, and they'd be right. In this case however,I had created some sort of a casserole dish that turned out to be quite satisfying, possibly because I was really hungry come lunch time.

When I walked into Walmart, I went straight towards the self check out employee.

"I heard it was free sundae day, do you know anything about that?"
The lady pointed and said "go towards the smiley face, and head straight back".

I thanked her and headed towards the big smiley face above me, and it was a little contagious. I began feeling pretty smiley too at the thought of a free sundae. I was definitely getting one for my hair colorist, but also hoping to be able to get one for myself too. I asked the lady behind the booth if I would be able to get two, and she said that was fine. She was a little concerned about the ice cream melting by the time I got to the salon, but I told her it was at the mall across the street... not too far.

It turns out that giving away the free sundaes was a promotion for Breyer's ice cream. She put a scoop in each paper bowl, along with syrup, strawberries, and whipped cream. I thought bananas were what made a sundae a sundae, but then I realized I was thinking of a banana split. I didn't have too much time to ponder this, so I took the sundaes in each hand, thanked the woman, and began a challenging journey I call "getting yourself and two bowls of ice cream to the mall before you all melt".

I cranked the A.C., aimed it at the passenger's seat, and drove to the mall. I was keeping two conflicting things in mind, trying to be quick due to the melting, but slow enough that they didn't fly forward onto the floorboard, because then, all would be lost. Luckily, the mall really is right across the highway from Walmart, so with a little stealth and luck, we all made it to the salon in one piece. My hair colorist was happy to get the unexpected gift, even if it was a little melty.