So the kids are on summer vacation and my nephew is over for the week, so I decided to take them to the beach yesterday for a few hours just to get out of the house and get some fresh air and sun. But first, we took Matt, my second youngest son (17) to have his senior pictures taken. It was my third trip to the photography studio for what is now my third child entering his senior year in high school. What a great time it is for them. And I have fun watching all that goes on, the football games, the prom, grad night, etc. Anyway, I digress.
After Matt had his pictures done, I took the kids for something to eat on our way to the beach. I had been craving Tommy’s, and it WAS right on the way! ;-) The kids got what they wanted and then I ordered: 1 tamale with chili and onions, no cheese, an order of fries and a large pepsi (not diet…why not go all out?).
The food was put down in front of me, and my initial thought was, “Oh my God, this is going to be AWESOME!” Then I took the first bite of tamale. Yes, it tasted good, but not as good as I remembered it tasting. The fries were good, too, especially dipped in the chili…but, again, not as good as I remembered. It looked a lot better than it tasted. I was very aware of all the grease floating around and how greasy the fries tasted…(especially after having tasted my oven fries, which are my new favorite side dish!) Normally, I would not even have noticed the greasiness. Like I said, it tasted good, but not great, and it wasn’t really satisfying at all.
My tastes have definitely changed. I’ve heard people say that when you change the way you eat, your tastes change, and I’ve always thought it was a bunch of bull…but I am learning that it is actually true. A couple of days ago, I called Steve at work and asked him if he wouldn’t mind stopping at the grocery store on his way home and picking up some peaches and plums for me, and he said he was happy to. I then realized that I would normally have called him and asked him to pick up some Wavy Lay’s for me or more chocolate. The funny thing is, I really do want the fruit and not the chips and chocolate. Don’t get me wrong, I still love my Wavy Lay’s and my Symphony bars, but not on a daily basis like I used to.
The moral to the story is, yes, I will probably go to Tommy’s again, but maybe next time, I’ll have the chili on the side, and I’ll let the fries drain a little bit on some paper before I eat them…and I will know beforehand that I won’t enjoy it as much as I used to, and perhaps I will make a better choice and turn around and go get a chicken tostada (no shell, no cheese and no guac) from El Pollo Loco instead….YUM!! 
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