I don’t usually have a Boys Night Out with my buddies too often anymore. These days I much prefer Boys Morning Out.
We pile into the Burbus Maximus and head out. The radio comes on. My preference is to listen to the local sports radio station, but usually the boys call for the Dancing Music. When they call for it, I deliver. And we rock.
Some mornings we have errands to run – usually the bank, and lately always the post office. We seem to find ourselves at Home Depot more often that we should on these trips. Barnes & Noble is a popular destination, as is the local library – we all love books. Sometimes we’ll go to the car wash. Often, if the weather is decent, we’ll go to one of the many parks in our town to play. Now that winter is here, I’m sure we’ll be doing some serious sledding in the coming weeks.
But rarely a Saturday goes by without a visit to the local Krispy Kreme donut store.
Ah, yes, Krispy Kreme.
We never tire of the smell when we walk in the door of the Krispy Kreme. No matter how often we go, we still love to watch the donuts roll across the conveyor and through the waterfall of glaze. It’s the greatest assembly line in the world – or at least the tastiest.
Chris almost always gets a Chocolate Iced Glazed with Sprinkles donut. Tommy is more of a sampler – he’ll occasionally go for a Chocolate Iced Glazed with Sprinkles, but he also likes a Cake Sugar donut or a Chocolate Iced with Custard filling. Me, I’m a Chocolate Iced with Crème filling guy.
Sometimes the boys will get one of the free Krispy Kreme hats, put them on their heads, and pretend they are The Donut Makers. Occasionally they get a free balloon. But those items are a bonus – it’s all about the donut.
Sometimes we’ll leave the store and eat them in the car as we go about our errands, but often we’ll stay in the store and enjoy the ambiance. Watching the other donut lovers come and go as we savor our sugar. We’ll sit at the table, compare our donuts and talk about what else we’re going to do that morning. We’ll laugh, tell stories, and have fun. And indulge in a delectable, delicious dietary diversion designed to delight.
When the donuts are gone, faces and hands washed, we’ll drag ourselves out the door and continue on our way. Usually we’ll pick up a donut to go to take home to MBW, but the truth is she’s not as much of a Krispy Kreme fan as we are.
We’ll finish up our errands, or go on to our play destination, and get home in time to have lunch. Whatever happens from there, we’ve started the weekend off on a positive note.
Three Krispy Kreme donuts on a Saturday morning – about $2.25.
Male bonding time with Chris and Tommy – Priceless.
It’s great to be The Family Man.
7 comments:
I'm looking forward to moment like that.
What a sweet (no pun intended, but now that I say it...pun intended) picture!
Thanks for giving us a glimpse.
Yes, I was surprised to see a picture with your people in it. Never knew what you decided about that.
I prefer the lemon filled, but overall, Krispy Kreme donuts are too sweet for me.
THe closest krispy kreme is about 45 min away - the kids loved seeing how they were made... It's a great place to hang out!
My word verification: SNOW....
What a wonderful memory you're creating for your boys! I can hear them telling their Grandkids, "Yep! When I was a boy, Dad would take us to Krispy Kreme on Saturday mornings..."
My daughter and I do the chinese dim-sum thing.
We get all fuzzy about going down town and getting Manapua from the chinese deli.
Cool sights and sounds.
Aloha.
close contest between which picture is the sweetest...the ones of your boys watching or the doughnuts going by
no offense but I'm going to have to say, the doughnuts going by. yummy!
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