THE ICE CREAM TRUCK DELIVERS
Earlier today, Emmie saw on Facebook that there was an ice cream vendor that delivered "Sweet Treats" to different neighborhoods. You had to preorder the treats - in this day and age of Covid - but the delivery person would bring them to your door. It was just like the ice cream trucks of old.
These days, it can be hard to find special things to do, so we decided to harken back to our childhood days and place an order. After all, Sweet Treats was delivering to our town today.
What an awesome surprise. Sure enough, those classic sweet treats of yore showed up on our doorstep just a short time ago. We got some classics, including...
• some screwballs (just like the cannonballs I craved when I was a kid from our ice cream man, which Kiff likes, too).
• strawberry shortcake (pops that Emmie used to get when she was a kid).
• chocolate chip cookie sandwich (Bri liked that)
• a dipstick
• a Dove frozen bar
• a chocolate Big Dipper
What a wonderful treat on a hot summer day!!!
Today was yet another amazing Ice Cream For Breakfast Day. And, for the fifth year in a row, we partook of the event by going to Cherry Hill. This time, we learned to go a little early, leaving at 7:40 for the 8:00 event.
Though we were hardly the only ones there - in fact there were about 30 people waiting when we arrived, we were still standing in line much shorter than normal.
Our choices for this occasion.
Bri - Cinnamon Bun
Emmie - Coffee and Donut
Chiff - Fudge (for Bruins)
Me - Maple and Bacon
Thanks again to Cherry Hill for another special event!
Last Saturday was a wild one!
Very busy....but a lot of fun.
It started off with the annual Ice Cream for Breakfast extravaganza we take part in each year. In honor of the "holiday" on the first Saturday in February, Cherry Hill offers an ice cream for breakfast fundraiser. And it is awesome. This was our fourth year attending and even though the temperatures were as frosty at the dessert, it did not disappoint.
We lucked out by being allowed to park in the back lot - the nirvana of parking at Cherry Hill. We did have a quick, but brisk wait. Brrrr. However, a visit from the Bruins mascot lightened our mood. The only thing missing was hot chocolate that is usually served.
Once we got to the door, we were able to enjoy some great ice cream.
Bri got cinnamon roll
Kiff got a breakfast sundae (of course)
Emmie got coffee and donut
I had my favorite - coffee and maple bacon. YUM!
Then, later in the day, we attended one of my favorite kid's plays - Annie Jr. We viewed it as a chance to allow Bri and Kiff to get to see drama in action once again, and visit the middle school as well. It did not disappoint. The show was awesome and the acting was fun. It was great to see some students we were familiar with take to the stage. One of my favorite parts was seeing how large the stage crew was. There were as many people in this one play stage crew as I had in total in ours. ZOINKS!
Yesterday it arrived again. Our favorite, fateful Saturday after Groundhog Day.
The fabled, the extraordinary, the invented by a dairy farming family holiday - Ice Cream For Breakfast Day.
We are lucky because Cherry Hill Creamery celebrates this holiday every year...and so, we get to enjoy it.
Yesterday, we all took part and had some memorable ice cream
Kiff played it safe with the chocolate (he only had a little).
Bri tried out the cinnamon bun vanilla (she loved it).
Emmie tried out the coffee with donut (she liked it but said it could use more donut).
I decided to finally be daring and had the maple with pieces of bacon. It was awesome....though it felt more like bacon bits because of the dairy in it.
It was an awesome day.
Happy Ice Cream For Breakfast Day to You!
Yesterday, February 7, 2015, was National Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day.
And, in true fashion, we decided to celebrate it. Now, I know what you may be thinking...who would have a holiday to celebrate this? Well, it appears the holiday actually developed in upstate New York for fun, and has spread through a grassroots effort. Every first Saturday of February is now celebrated this way.
In Massachusetts, there are at least three ice cream stores that celebrate - one in Northampton, one in Newton, and one right in our town, Danvers. The local event is a fundraiser for the local education foundation, DEEP. And it is a great event!
For the past three years, we have celebrated this fun event. Last year, we did not make it to the official event at the Cherry Hill creamery, but this year we did. And all four of us enjoyed it.
Kiff wasn't too sure about this whole ice cream for breakfast thing, so he played it safe. He has a dish of peppermint stick. However, the rest of us were a little more venturesome and ordered from the "ice cream for breakfast" menu. Bri had bananachip - a blend of banana ice cream and chocolate chips. Yum. Emmie had coffee and donut - a mix of coffee ice cream and crumbled crueller. I had cinnamon bun - a combination of cinnamon ice cream, a touch of vanilla, and pieces of cinnamon bun.
What a treat...and what a way to start a day!
I would definitely recommend that everyone celebrate the first Saturday of February by having ice cream for breakfast.
