I have no idea what my problem is. All I know is that I always want ice cream. I mean, I always want to eat, but ice cream “has me at hello.” If you know what I mean.
I’m not even that picky about ice cream. Give it to me straight up or on the rocks, in a waffle cone or in a bowl, covered in hot caramel? Sign me up.
I think it’s something I’m passionate about, I think ice cream should be a part of everyone’s lives. This Friday, I’m hosting a 31 Gifts Party (live in my area and want to come, email me!). I’m having an ice cream bar.
Because THAT MAKES SENSE.
Anyway, this past week was really hard. Nothing went right, I felt like I was constantly fighting with my kids and my husband. My heart felt broken, my spirit; shattered.
And on Saturday, I didn’t have any ice cream. For the first time in weeks.
I laid in bed, after crying into my pillow for a long time that night, thinking about how hard life is sometimes. I realized I had gone ice cream-less all day.
I cried even harder.
{woe is me. I know.}
While tears fell on my pillow, I prayed (begged) to God for grace the following day. I asked Him to give me strength, to be a bigger person, to not always WANT, to GIVE more. I also asked for a way for me to be ME again. To be happy and in love, not just with my kids but also with my husband. I asked Him to help me to be less angry but I also asked that my family GIVE more, too. (it’s only fair.)
I can’t say everything is solved. Because, my goodness, it’s not. But the tears stopped and I’ve felt more happiness than I have in a long time. And not just because of decisions and prayers on my end, but also decisions and prayers from those I live with, it’s a work in progress.
On Monday and Tuesday, I made up for it and had ice cream twice. (I also felt and saw a whole lot of love and smiles, too.)
Last week, Stephanie, Lovelyn, Rhonda and I all met for ice cream at a local parlor. Our kids were so hyper and honestly, driving us crazy. And then Gray fell and lost his ice cream. He was so sad. But he sat down and continued to eat his chocolate waffle cone despite the tears and the sadness. This little four year old taught me a serious lesson.
Some moments are bad, some are good, either way, things are better with ice cream.
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This week, I lost 1.6 pounds.
Back to picking outfits for the day when I love the way I look, I’ve decided to go with beachwear this week. This is me.
I like it.
Thanks for sharing your good days as well as your bad ones. Your Ice-cream days as well as the ones with none… Yay for a family working on things Together! Yay for the Lord hearing our prayers!!
-dana
I’m obsessed with ice cream, too. LOVE it. I’ve learned that it has a lot to do with the fact that it combines my loves of dairy and sugar. Plus, I crave it when my acid reflux is acting up…okay, I *always* crave it, but I *especially* crave it when my acid reflux is acting up. I wish it was as kind to me as I am to it.
That picture of Gray is fabulous.
By the way, your ice cream diet sounds rather like my cupcake diet. We should combine the two and write a book. I bet we’d make millions.
Oh my goodness, that picture of Gray.
That’s EXACTLY how I feel most days. He is precious..
that picture makes me so sad, I want to go take Gray for some more ice cream
oh, gray! that was seriously breaking my heart that night, but you’re right he kept on.
i do not feel the same way about ice cream as you do, but i love your passion for it. i think really, really good things & all those feelings are coming back for many more things in your life very soon.
Oh Beth, I completely relate to this. I am ALWAYS in an ice cream mood, too. Case in point: On our drive home from the in-laws this past weekend (after a brunch of banana pancakes & syrup), I begged my husband to stop at DQ so I could get a peanut butter cup blizzard (yum). Then yesterday while grocery shopping I snagged a couple pints of Oberweiss to stash in the freezer! I cannot get enough!
31 Gifts (and their cute little insulated bags ~ 31 Flavors at Baskin Robbins ~ ice cream at your party! Makes perfect sense to me! And now I’m totally craving some Gold Medal Ribbon!
Hope you get some alone time to do some “Beth Things” soon! Not working, not hanging with sweet friends, not cleaning, not caring for anyone but you … at least for a little while. You’re worth it!
That is the saddest picture I have ever seen.
I want to buy him gobs of ice cream.
I hope you have a great week, I’ve been extra yelly/mean this week. But I’m trying.
shut up. all that ice cream and you STILL loss weight…way to go girl…shoot. that’s awesome.
love the photo and the lesson behind it.
ZOMG. that is the saddest picture ever.
i know how you feel — and i only have one kid. kudos to you. seriously.
You have ME in tears. Because I know. I know.
And I’ve been craving key lime pie ice cream every night since then, and you know that’s so not like me and ice cream.
Also, before I go, do you remember the poem in My Girl (of course, you didn’t see it.) Veda says: “I love ice cream oh whole lot… On a cone or in a dish, it would be my only wish”
Steph
That picture breaks my heart. And I need to know, how do you eat icecream every day and still lose 1.6 pounds? Do you only eat once? And just icecream? Good grief.
I didn’t eat as well as I should have this past week either and still lost almost a pound. Let’s keep up the good work!!
Glad your payers and petitions helped. And the ice cream too…
I just finished a waffle cone of homemade Earl Grey ice cream. Yes, life is better with ice cream- and a culinarily inclined fiance.
I’ve been having ice cream every day, too (my favorite brand/flavor were on sale), and I have def. not lost any weight. Way to go!
I was gifted with an ice cream maker this year, and I make my own ice cream now. I have at least 3 flavours in my freezer at all times. I can’t even begin to tell you how happy this makes me.
Oh My Gosh. That picture just says it all. A total keeper.
I love this post! It is so true and reminds me of when a friend’s pediatrician literally wrote a prescription that read, “One bucket Ben and Jerry’s. Eat entire container. Best if ingested with feet up, watching television.” Indeed, sometimes ice cream really is the answer! Thank you.
you know… i was just doing my reading before i got on to post on my blog. and im having “one of those days/weeks/months/years” too! im chalking it up right now to summer- i LIKE routine. im struggling to find my groove… and im grouchy. and snippy. and it makes for a grouchy family.
ugh- sometimes i hate that IM the one who has to pick myself up by the bootstraps and march on so life can be functional… i want someone else to make it all better sometimes!!!!
hope your days get better!
Could it be that we are in the summer doldrums – less to do and a lot of time together? It’s so precious here in New England that is seems like heresy to even say it out loud, but sometimes summer can drag. It has made me crabby – having to find things to do so much and if we are home we drive each other crazy! But come Sept. I will be despairing over going back to school and work!!
congrats on your loss this week, and hugs for the rough times. you are so lucky to have family and friends around you to help you thru those really hard times. and friends with ice cream is even better.
That photo of Gray breaks my heart. What a sad little face. How those little ones can teach us lessons at our weakest moments. I was going to ask about Eli’s ears. I hope he’s better and I’ll bet some of your melancholy is from maybe a week of sleeplessness.
I hope things go well now. And that Everyone can share in the ice cream.
I love icecream too I eat it almost daily. I almost went to get a bowl after reading this post but remembered I already had an icecream cone earlier tonight. I also feel very passionate about icecream. My theory is that a lot of women feel very passionate about chocolate and I do not, so icecream is my chocolate. I prefer it over anything. I wish i was in your area I would love going to an icecream bar!
I think I would have to relabel my blog… the Chip Diet. If a bag of chips are in my house… they usually end up in my belly within a few hours. Ice Cream could sit in my freezer for a month before it gets eaten but salty chips and peanuts would be lucky to last a day…
i hate to say this to you… but i can live without ice cream. i have a very sweet tooth, but i dont really crave ice cream. which is probably a good thing, because i eat far too much than i really should anyway. but i can totally relate to the crying into the pillow because you have just been fighting with everyone around you. and yes, even if it is nto icecream, i tend to solve it with prayers and communication and food.
Would love to sit down and have some ice cream with you! I cannot fathom life without it! It is on my menu daily before anything else! My priority! Way to go Beth on the loss this week! WooHoo! On a Roll!!!
Oohh that picture is SO sad.
These are such cute shots…I especially love the one in the kitchen. I’ll be honest, I struggled with this theme because during the week, it’s just me and my cat and it’s been a busy week so we didn’t do much playing. I’ve gotta post my shot, but don’t hate me for being lame. I’ll do better next week I hope!
Edy’s frozen fruit bars have saved me from a lot of ice cream heartache. I love ice cream too…. but ice cream doesn’t love me (get my drift?)
And I love the summer dress you posted. I think you should wear it now… don’t wait until later! ;o)
I think it’s normal to want ice cream in the summer!