Don't try to hide things in the trash

Ice cream is definitely both mine and hubby's treat of choice- we would both pass up cookies, cakes, and anything else for a big ol bowl of ice cream.
Since baby has come and hubby and I are trying to lose the pregnancy weight :) - we haven't bought ice cream in a while, it's hard to do, but I knew it wouldn't last...
So of course a few days ago I was walking through the ice cream aisle at the store-
I needed some ice cream- bad. And I knew he wouldn't complain if I brought some home
So I meticulously stood in the ice cream aisle going back and forth between flavors & brands- and then I saw it.
Ben & Jerry's "Fair Goodness Cake"- I read the description and I knew I was done for.
You see, next to ice cream, german chocolate cake is the next best thing on my list, so when I saw that this flavor was ice cream and german chocolate cake combined- it was a done deal.

I grabbed it, my mouth already drooling- and began to skip away from the ice cream aisle, happy as a clam. But then- I stopped, This is only 1 pint, definitely not enough for both hubby & I!
{we both struggle sharing desserts-we're working on it}
Panicked, I run back to the ice cream selection, wondering what to do. Should I get him his own pint? But what flavor? And that's so much $ (ben & jerry's ain't cheap!)- for so little ice cream.
So i decided to be selfish, and buy a quart so that I could have my pint of Ben & Jerry's and then for the next few days enjoy the quart of ice cream too. And the hubby could still enjoy the quart, without wanting my Ben & Jerry's. Brilliant right?!

So I come home and go through my pint in a few hours (horrible, I know)- and throw the carton away, knowing Brett wouldn't see it so then I wouldn't feel guilty for not sharing.

He came home from work, and we had a great night with Parker and going on a walk. Right before bed Brett goes to throw something away- and he sees it.

"What is this?!" he exclaimed,- "Oops!" I say smiling.
"I wish I could have tried it" he says
then i feel guilty. Luckily I bought the quart so he got his ice cream fix. He still couldn't believe i downed a whole pint in a few hours. One huge difference between the hubby & I;
- SUGAR INTAKE ABILITY-
he can't believe how much candy I can eat on road trips and I can't believe after 1/2 pack skittles he's 'sugared out' for the whole day. Blows my mind.
moral of the story: don't hide things in the trash- take it all the way out to the dumpster :)


I bought this little monkey a new hat when we were in CA- it's to die for.
I realize you can't see much of the hat, but you can see the chin strap, which might just be my favorite part of the hat.