Hot Eats, Freezer Burned Treats

(Originally written 7/7/15)

Yesterday, Sydney was off to EFY at BYU. I took the day off and the rest of the crew decided to hit Seven Peaks Water Park after dropping her off. We registered Syd but there was still some time before she needed to check into her dorm, so we hit the Provo Dairy Queen to get Buster Bars, a tradition typically reserved for AFTER Seven Peaks.

It was cheaper to buy a box rather than individual Buster Bars, the "helpful" DQ attendant suggested. We opened the box and I immediately knew something was wrong. There was sticky golden syrup on the outside of my sealed package. I opened it. What normally resembled a Buster Bar was a misshapen turd-like object with a big hunk of greasy brown sugar-like glop on the side of it. I actually had to get a napkin to remove the excess. I immediately brought it to the attention of HDQA ("Helpful" Dairy Queen Attendant). I told her that I thought the box had melted and been re-frozen. (Okay I didn't think it. I KNEW it. Blake had left the freezer door open the night before and this had happened to a couple of ice cream bars that had the exact same malady.) HDQA's response? "I don't think so." My reply, "Oh, REALLY? Look at it." She ignored me. I asked if a discount was at least possible as the family had begun gagging them down. She pretended that I'd immediately started speaking a foreign language. NOT COOL, Provo Dairy Queen. So, I retaliated in the only way I could. I let the drippings fall on the floor and didn't clean it up. Take that DQ!

On to Seven Peaks. Blake had a raspberry on his knee from an unfortunate scooter mishap the night before at the Mosers'. So, we had put a large bandage on it. He and I were splashing around in the kiddie pool for awhile and then I realized it wasn't there anymore. I searched frantically for it but it had miraculously disappeared. My only hunch is that the filter at the side of the pool got it. If not, for those of you planning a trip to Seven Peaks in the near future, tell your kiddie pool visitors to keep their mouths closed. I'm sure if HDQA was there, she would have fished it out, packaged it, and tried to pass it off as a Buster Bar. And I'm sure it would have tasted better. ‪#‎dairyqueen‬ ‪#‎tasteslikedirtybandaids‬