Futbol Fiesta

[susandennis]

There is a large pre-soccer game festival going on in the football stadium parking lot. Mexico vs. somebody. And they are having fun!! Except those in the long porta potty line.



I considered selling tickets to my very clean, nice smelling, air conditioned toilets. But, I didn't consider it for long :)

The police were there with horses and the kids were having a ball getting up close and personal with them (the horses, not the police probably).



My tracker is not going to make its steps today. It was too hot out there. I got my pix and scampered back inside to the cool where I am now. I did get a lot of little things done, put away, organized. And I got the bears out of their bag and made the group shot which I had totally forgotten to do.

I've been drinking Dr. Pepper since I was little when we'd visit my relatives in Texas which is the only place you could buy it. Then when it spread across the country and got a diet version I latched on like there was no tomorrow. When I first moved to Seattle, you could not buy it here. I finally talked a Safeway store manager into special ordering it for me. He did that for years. Then, one day, I went in to pick up my special order and someone didn't get the memo and put it on the shelves instead of holing it for me. And they sold out of it in a flash. That store manager put it into the regular stock after that.

I usually buy it by the case. I pulled out my last six pack the other day and it was as flat as a pancake not a bubble in the batch. That's the first time that has ever happened. I have an emergency can (mine were all bottles). And I can replenish my supply tomorrow, but flat Diet Dr. Pepper is NOT my jam.

Comments

[spiral-meter.livejournal.com]

horsey!!!!!

the idea that diet soda is healthier is a fallacy. it actually makes you gain more weight because it tricks your brain in an unnatural way.

b

[susandennis]

Could be. I gave up losing weight and/or caring about it when I turned 50 which is coming in on two decades ago. I eat what I want based on taste. I like the taste of Diet Dr. Pepper way better than regular Dr. Pepper.

[coffeeguy777.livejournal.com]

Ha! Same here Regular Dr Pepper is way to sweet,the diet version tastes just right.But still I don't drink much of it

[susandennis]

Yes, exactly. Too sweet! I used to drink it constantly but now I just have it with lunch.

[dcjaywalk.livejournal.com]

Paraguay was the other team. Just an exhibition game. For Mexico, it's a tune-up for the Gold Cup (the North and Central American championship tournament), which starts a week from now. The US played (and beat) Ghana earlier in the day in Hartford, CT.

[susandennis]

Cool! It was very very festive, that's for sure. Even inside with the door closed and the air conditioner running, I could still hear shouts of HASHTAG and then something I couldn't understand. Lots of music and people having fun.

Thanks for the dets!

[spiritgirl.livejournal.com]

Being from North Carolina I would"ve thought you were a Cheerwine girl.   Years ago I got a book with regional favorites from alk over the South.   Moon pies from Chattanooga and RC cola....very interesting.

[susandennis]

Cheerwine. Lord, I have not thought about that in years!! It was big. Really big. As was RC Cola and, yes, moon pies. OMG what a blast from the way way past. Thank you!

[coffeeguy777.livejournal.com]

I did 23,890 steps on my Fitbit yeasterday Almost 11 miles 😔😔😞😞 my poor feet

[susandennis]

Ok, now that's just showing off. I rarely even drive that far! Wow.

[coffeeguy777.livejournal.com]

I'm on my feet all day at work,at a grocery store.put the Fitbit on at like 10am then went to work 4pm-11pm.the most I've ever done is 15 miles

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Yay for the bears! Seems like a while since we've seen them.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I actually purchased a 12 pack of Diet Rite Soda a couple of days ago ... another blast from the past! :)

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

My mom used to drink Tab...remember that?

[susandennis]

I DO!! It was the diet Coke before Coke came out with Diet Coke! I drank a lot of Tab in my day.

[rock-dinosaur.livejournal.com]

Dearie me, queues for toilets! I find the very thought deeply troubling!

I had a similar experience recently whilst on a long bus journey. There was actually a toilet on the bus, but who wants to get up and stagger to the back of the bus in full public view - never mind actually use the thing - when the bus is flying along at 50 or 60 mph? It's a recipe for disaster!