These are a few of my favorite things...

I can't help myself, when I love something I have to share about it with others.  I am a talker by nature.  I figured this would also help some of you get to know me better.  For those of you that know me well, it should come as no surprise that two of the three are food related!* 

1. Lemonade from Chik-Fil-A
I am frugal (in some areas) and rarely order a drink with dinner (alcoholic or otherwise).  I have never been big on soda, though I enjoy an occasional root beer with pizza.  When others got a drink for a treat, I went for the chocolate in the vending machines.  I have to say though, in terms of drinks, lemonade is a real treat.  And not the kind that comes in a soda machine.  That doesn't count.  But real lemonade.  I only knew one restaurant 20 min away that served real lemonade until today.  When I discovered this just down the street.  Look out dh, I may just have to have one every so often!

2. Reef brand Flip Flops-Ginger style
I told you I was frugal in some ways.  I often have only one pair of shoes for everyday and one pair of dress shoes.  Occasionally I have one brown pair and one black pair of something.  I don't own enough to get flashy styles that will go out of style quickly.  I actually don't enjoy shopping and spend most of our money and time shopping at Tar.get.  I had no idea when I happened onto these flip flops about seven years ago, what a find they were-I have worn the SAME pair ever since!  They are inexpensive ($15-20), cute and feminine, excellently made, and incredibly comfortable.  Bet you didn't think arch support in a flip flop was possible-I didn't!  They are cute, come in tons of colors (neutrals for me, pinks and blues for you with a little more style), and seriously have a marshmallow soft soul while still being supportive.  They totally mold to your foot in a good way.  I have bought other cheap pairs.  I have bought some trendier brands (roxy etc).  None were this comfortable or well made.  I literally wore the tread off my reefs and then some, but it took a long time.  After about 7 years of wearing them, I just bought two more pairs-black and brown-haha!  I had sunk so far down in them the thong piece was a big ball under my foot compared to the rest.  I decided maybe if I own two they will last ten years?!

3. Zone Perfect Double Dark Chocolate Protein Bars
When my dh first introduced me to protein bars, I made fun of him.  I thought he was nuts.  I told him, this peanut butter milk chocolate zone bar tastes nothing like a reeces.  He laughed and said that isn't exactly what it was supposed to taste like.  It tasted chalky.  I hated it.  However, when I noticed our local Sam's/Cost.co carrying the dark chocolate variety, I picked them up for him and tried one myself.  They come in a two pack-almond and double chocolate.  The almond are good, but some of that chalkiness remains.  The double dark are like a candy bar.  A good one.  They meet my dh's criteria for decent amount protein without lots of other bad stuff (carbs, sugar...can you tell I know what I am talking about here? lol I am not knowledgable in this area-at all!)  Anyway, I can satisfy my chocolate cravings without feeling guilty!  Protein bars in general are expensive, and these are still up there, but where we get them you get 24 bars for $18-not bad!

What are things that you can't live without?

*I am just promoting these items for the fun of it