the proof is in the pudding pineapple...that got stuck in my straw

I've fallen in love with another...

Drink, that is. Or lured over to the dark side. However you want to put it...

After having been hounded gently encouraged by some blogging friends to visit Sonic (which I had yet to do) AND after having been told that I couldn't knock the Pineapple Diet Dr. Pepper from Sonic before I tried it (I'm not naming any names...AMBER!) , I finally caved willingly took my merry self with family in tow to our neighborhood across-town Sonic for a Memorial Day treat. And I have to say the PDDP, as it shall now be dubbed, was heavenly and exceeded my expectations (which I will admit weren't that high). And the fact that there is REAL pineapple in it? Well that's just an added bonus.

For those who need further proof that I indeed mean what I say. I, of course, had my hubby take a picture of me delighting in my new found love (which he, of course, did not make fun of. Ahem.) because that is, of course, just what you do when you have joined the World Wide Blogging Community of Sonic Lovers UnAnonymous. That's a lot of "of course"s...

So in the word's of Lincoln after he tasted his daddy's..."Wow-eee!"

I should be done talking about Sonic now, right? Wrong. Because I have one more part to the story. We also decided to try out a few food items. And while the fry sauce turns out to be something that I would run over small children to get to, grab handfuls of, and hoard in my car and pantry... and the taste of the tots were evil (in the sense that I can just feel them attaching themselves to my muffin top, since I could easily eat a pound of them) I have to say I was disappointed in the bang for my buck. I ordered off the "value" menu, and perhaps that is where I was led astray, but please tell me I'm not the only one that would have expected more than 7 tater tots in my little paper bag. Yes, that was before eating any of them. And, yes, I counted them. Which I had to, because when I went up and asked if this was the "normal" portion size, I was told the "value"(and I use that term loosely at this point) should contain 8 tater tots. Phew. Boy do I feel better. All is right with the world now. Wait! What?! You have got to be kidding me!!!

But, oh, does it get better. Yes, it does. After I counted mine and discovered I had 7, she asked me if I would like her to go get me ONE MORE. Yeah. Because that will make it worth the $1 that I spent. So while the taste of the tots was divine, the pain in my frugal mind and pocket were not.

Will all of that keep me away from my Pineapple Diet Dr. Pepper and the Vanilla Diet Dr. Pepper that I will most assuredly try next time (that one's for you Mer!)?? No it will not. I have a feeling that Sonic will see quite a bit of me this summer. Specifically during Happy Hour when the drinks are half price!