Movies, Ice Cream and a Blanket

One of my favorite things to do in the whole world is watch a movie, eat ice cream, and hang out with a blanket. It's something so simple but it really does make me a super happy guy. And I can't forget that it's not complete without my wonderful wife, Brooke, sitting right next to me. It doesn't matter what movie it is, it makes me super happy. Now, the ice cream does kinda matter. The most recent was a homemade peach ice cream, that really hit the spot. I found the recipe on Allrecipes.com. It's simple and pretty tasty. I did change it because the recipe makes a gallon of ice cream and I only wanted a quart. I also tweaked it a bit because I wanted it to be a touch sweeter. So if you try it, taste the mix before you freeze it and adjust to your liking. Other nights, if I'm not making ice cream, my personal favorite has been any of the Häagen-Dazs sorbet's because I've always been a sucker for fruit flavored ice-cream. While Brooke usually favors Häagen-Dazs new flavors like ammaretto-almond crunch, or bananas foster, or chai tea. I do, of course, have to have a bite of any of those flavors because they are incredible! The point is to get an ice cream you love and sit down with it and who cares if you eat the whole pint.... : ) (I usually only stop after the spoon is starting to taste like paper from scraping all the ice cream dregs out of the carton.)

On the subject of movies. Everyone has their favorites. No, I never really want to watch a chick flick but I gotta let my wife have a turn and honestly I usually end up kinda enjoying it. HOWEVER, some of the films are complete wastes of time and energy and I wish that whoever created that film had a heart attack and died instead of made that horror. I am positive that Brooke would say the same about some of my favorite movies too. Either way we usually end up enjoying what we watch and it's a great way to end the work day and relax before bed.

To end this post I would just add this last thought. I'm saying all this simply because you don't have to spend a lot of money or real energy to have a good evening. Enjoy the simple things in life like ice cream, a movie, and a blanket. I love going out as much as the next guy but at the same time I couldn't be happier to live life at it's simplest.