Garrett's Popcorn

My job is an outside Sales Rep. A big portion of my territory is Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Usually I am behind the scenes, on the ramp, in the hangars, at the cargo building.... but occasionally I have to go into the terminals where the passengers are. Today was one of those days.

I knew I was going there. I planned it. I purposely did not go earlier this week or even last, because I knew I had a weigh in coming up. Well, yesterday I weighed, and the scale was up, not much, but still... So today, I decided to go to the terminal. Once I finished my business, I made a stop at the Garrett's popcorn stand which opened this summer. I even get a discount with my badge.

I decided to purchase a large bag. Figured I'd have leftovers to take home. Not for me, but for B and K. The only other time I stopped there I had bought a small bag and finished it in the van before I got home!

To anyone not from Chicago who is not familiar with Garrett's, let me explain. They do have buttered and plain popcorn, but I've never tried those flavors. They are famous for their caramelcrisp and cheese popcorn, and when mixed together, this is called the Chicago Mix. Words can not describe this delicacy! The shops are all located downtown, the airport location is new. So, when I worked downtown, we would purchase a bag of cheese and a bag of caramel and take alternate handfulls. Your hands would be orange from the cheese corn. The cheese would cut the sweetness of the caramel and vice versa. I would go wash my hands of the orange color, only to find myself diving back in to the bags a few minutes later! It is almost impossible to stop eating this stuff until it's gone. I've eaten it for breakfast. To verify what I say about tt his stuff, visit their website and watch the videos. Watch Halle Barry being given a can of it by Dean Richards. She displays the joy of a can of Garrett's Chicago Mix! It was also picked as one of Oprah's Favorite Things. Garrettpopcorn.com.

So, back to my day. The large bag. I ate from it almost all the way home. I ate at least half the bag. We went to dinner and I ordered some chicken stir fry even though I wasn't hungry. I ate half of it and brought the other half home and gave it to the dog.

I had to cut up a watermelon and ate some of that. Then I pulled out the popcorn again and had some of that. I then opened a container of Edy's Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream. At least it was the 1/2 fat slow-churned stuff, but still.....

So, I really lost it tonite. I have to be better tomorrow, but there is still Garrett's in the kitchen...