Move over, Snapple, this is the best stuff on Earth.
When I'm thirsty and need a pick-me-up, I'm not reaching for a Gatorade bottle - I'd much rather get a Capri-Sun pouch and guzzle the goodness down. When I was in elementary school, this was my drink of choice - even though half the fun was trying to figure out how to get the danged straw inside without making the bag burst. I'd be trying so hard that I'd drive the straw all the way through to the back and leak out half the fruit punch contents all over my school clothes. If that isn't cool, I don't know what is. :-p
The drink stuck with me all the way through high school, being a lunch favorite and a staple at my volleyball tournaments, which lasted all day and I wasn't the kind to buy from the host school's cafeteria or go out and grab Carl's Jr. I'm not sure when or even why I stopped having it - I'm sure my mom just stopped getting it and I didn't realize it for a long time.
Not too long ago, I started getting them again. Sunday night, I hit up the slopes with Kel and Tara, strapping a board to my feet and remembering just how hard snow is when you smack into it at what feels like 50mph. Snow Creek was awesome, I think it's the perfect introduction into snowboarding - the hills are gentle, the snow wasn't a frozen hunk of ice, and it wasn't crowded. People of all skill levels were clearly there and stayed out of my way while I relentlessly threw myself down the mountain at breakneck speeds. Breakneck being trying to get off my butt and fully upright - man, gravity really does have a hard time letting me go. No wonder I'm such a space nut, free fall snowboarding all the way! ;-)
When I delivered the Capri-Sun goodness to Kel after riding, she made a comment about my choice of flavors. Well, I did on purpose select the one with volleyball on the front, the clever cartwheelist correctly caught on to it. What she didn't know was that I remembered a commercial growing up that has Capri-Sun and snowboarding in it!
The things you remember from childhood....
In any case, the weekend was a blast! I'll have to post pics of the snowboarding sometime.
Capri-Sun and snowboarding is such a good combo! :-) Still can't see the video though :-(
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