I haven't written in a while...

[jcgenzie_and_co]

I haven't written in a while, and I probably won't write for a while longer anyway... but I thought I would just share some thoughts so that nobody thought I had dropped off the planet.

I've been having a big sweet tooth lately, which isn't good 'cause it's playing havoc with my weight watchers... I've been very very bad for the last week and a half.  Plus I skipped Weight Watchers (WW) last week, so I'm running on really bad motivation right now.  But in an effort to try and avoid eating any more Reeses Peanut Butter Cups (a huge weakness of mine) I've made myself some tea.

Well, it started out as mint tea from the mint plant I keep out on my windowsill.  But I felt like it needed more variety so I added some vanilla extract.  Well if you add vanilla you have to add sugar so I added Splenda brown sugar (so I could tell myself it wasn't that bad).  Then I was like, I should add some Almond Extract just for kicks.  So I added that.

Then when I tried to drink it (it was smelling heavenly at this point) it was too hot.  So I added some skim milk.

So now I have a warm, sugary drink that tastes of vanilla and mint and smells of almond extract.  I believe this is a drink I will make my children when they come in from the cold.  Hot choclate is nice, but so is this.  And the nice thing is, I don't even have to be drinking it.  I lick my lips, and I still taste the vanilla and sugar.  I suppose many would say that it is sickeningly sweet.

I would agree with them.

I'm feeling very indulgent, just this side of naughty.  Smug.  Mischievous.

Mmmmm.

But at this point, I just don't care.