(having a) blast

my friend beth and i have a longstanding addiction to twizzlers twerpz. you know what i mean...those tangy-filled chewy drops of sickeningly sweetandsour goodness, and the pinks are better than oranges. right? 

well, i have sad news my friends. sad news. no more. twerpz have left the building. they have checked out. they are no longer. sad day. 

anyway, i think part of the reason i loved them so much is that they were a vital part of my friendship with beth. i'm talking, for years, she and i would eat them til our mouths got those sores on them. there were occasions (plural) where we'd get done with whatever we were doing, look at each other, and just know, no words exchanged, that the next thing on the agenda was go to walgreens and get twerpz. 

it was a spiritual experience. 

so there's not tons to do in st joe when you're bored. in the winter anyway. so beth and i spent a considerable amount of time at walgreens. first of all, there's no lack of abundance of junk to waste your money on there. and it's all piled up above the shelves for you to see 

...(one word, two syllables: precarious)...

i mean that place is a treasure trove. give me a few extra dollars of disposable income and i will give you... saint joseph michigan souvenir t-shirts, animal/patriotic themed ceramic figurines (think... eagle, draped in an american flag, nested inside a dream catcher. add a little camo in the ensemble, and you get the drift), seasonal costumes for your pet OR YOUR CAR, phone cards (the wave of the future), celine dion perfume. give them a few months and i'm sure you can get your hands on a snuggie. 

seriously, i actually love walgreens. because in additon to the junk (which, let us not forgot, SOMEONE is actually buying) you can get anything you need there. 

if it's not there, you really don't need it...

 save, one. major. thing.

blast.

in other news, i had a jam-packed day and am heading to bed with a grateful heart. went to breakfast and hinkle with grandpa, workclassstudymeeting, and then had dinner with two new quality friends. i am amazed by god's grace in providing for me in my transition to this community and new way of life (read: haven't seen a paycheck since july). oh happy day.