big gulp is back!

when i was little, i lived just down the street from the 7Eleven.  it's where i bought slurpees and big gulps, and jolly rancher sticks.  my frenemy, tammy, and i would by fire sticks and apple sticks, and sing some goofy song about them, which went... "apple sticks, make me sick, something something something, two forty-six."  was this a popular children's song, or just something she made up?  anyway, of all the things we got at 7Eleven, the thing that was synonymous to it for me was the Big Gulp.  today, every drink is a big gulp.  i mean, really!  and i haven't any idea what size the Gulp was back then.  i just remember loving the cups!  then kwik shop came in & there were no more 7Elevens.  i was sad.  i remember the first time i saw one was still in a neighborhood in chicago & i was all jealous of this neighborhood!  


so, lately i've heard rumors that mother hubbard's cupboard - which apparently bought all the 7Elevens, or vice versa, i'm not sure which - was bringing 7Eleven back.  i haven't seen any pop up anywhere, so i kinda just let it go in one ear & out the other.  *laugh*  then, tonight i stopped in to the cupboard by erin's house, and discovered a whole new 7Eleven world!  for whatever reason, i *heart* the logo.  and so i got a Big Gulp once again - diet pepsi now, tho, instead of mt dew.  and i was so excited - even tho this is the SAME cup from kwik shop or any other random gas station... the little 7Eleven logo just makes me : ) !!


other things that made me smile today... 

- super bowl food day!  LOTS of yum yummyness (to quote amy) to be enjoyed.  

- got all my claims in AND had time to work on vacations!

- ARTHUR'S for dinner ... mmmm!

- hung out w/ erin for a few hours after work.  we talked about life & also GH.  : ) 

- watched GH when i got home.  then it was mentioned in a comment on someone's blog.

- i started following the commenter because her blog was neat! 

- writing postcrossings & other cards/letters to dear friends.  

- watched TWO episodes of Human Target.  (still no White Collar on hulu - what is up w/ that??)

- set up an appt to get chloe's oil changed tomorrow.

- mom agreed to go to sam's w/ me tomorrow, too.  day before super bowl - i'm thinking they're going to have some GOODIES to sample!!  scrumptious!!   

- my bed is going to make me smile in about 10 minutes or so.  

what made you smile today?  i hope this post was one of the things!  ; )  


ttfn!