My Lucky Day

Another beautiful day in Chokoloskee. Little did I know this would turn out to be my lucky day. I rode my bike into Everglade City to take care of some errands. I decided I should go to the Right Choice Supermarket to get some carrots and tomato juice (gotta get my antioxidants). Supermarket is a misnomer when it comes to Right Choice. The grocery is only five aisles and smells like a wet dog; however, it will do in a pinch. After I grabbed my carrots and juice I was perusing the aisles for lack of anything better to do. I'm in the middle of the third aisle and my eye wanders to the second shelf. I see a familiar container; baby blue and yellow with a red lid. Could it be????? I grab the container and draw it to my chest and hold tight like it's the holy grail. Yes, my beloved Cremora. I can't believe it; of all the places to find it when I had scoured all of the stores in Naples to no avail. I had to share my excitement with the cashier. I told her my tales of woe not being able to find Cremora anywhere. I figured she would think I was crazy, but I didn't care. To my surprise she says: "I know what you mean, that is the only creamer than my girlfriend will use." Who knew I would find my kindred spirit in Everglade City, Florida. I left the store clutching my two bottles of Cremora close to my heart. I wiped the tears of Joy from my cheeks and marveled at this wonderful turn of events. This is the best day ever!

Obsessd With Food

Drove to Naples today; still no Cremora. I bought some CoffeeMate. I figured out what I'm gonna do when we come back down to Florida in March. We are flying back, so I don't think I can take the Cremora on the plane. I'm gonna buy two or three bottles of creamer, take it out of the bottles and put it into Food Saver plastic bags and then ship it to Florida. I can fit it into a smaller package if I take it out of the bottles so it won't cost so much to mail. You can do anything if you set your mind to it. I have such lofty goals.

We spent 2 hours looking for the new Whole Foods grocery store in Naples. You know how most people go to the beach or sight see? Well, we visited Whole Foods. If you've never been to one, you have to go. They are great! I think I may start lobbying for one in Ft. Wayne. Right now the closest is Carmel which is 80 miles from my house. If you only eat potatoes and cheese like Amanda, you may not care for it that much. But even their potatoes and cheese are incredible. The best baked potato I have ever had in my life came from a Whole Foods in Colorado Springs.

I gotta get home, all I can think about is food. I need some other distractions.

I Need To Learn To Chill

I give up. I will never find a suitable substitute for Cremora. We're only going to be in Florida for 2 more weeks so I'm just going to have to suck it up till I get home. It will give me something to look forward to. Not that I'm not looking forward to seeing my family. My family does rate above Cremora. No, really they do!

I'm ready to go home. I have to go home so I can have something to write about. Let's face it. I've written 3 blogs about creamer. I've already written about riding my bike into town and going to the library. That's all I got. The weather has gotten better so there is a greater chance of my having an adventure to talk about.

It has been nice however not having a schedule. Where reading, crocheting, and taking a walk are the highlights of my day. The problem is that I didn't bring as much stuff with me as I normally do, so consequently I have less activities to occupy my time. I haven't gone over to the geriatric exercise classes as of yet. Maybe I should it might offer some entertainment. For now I'm going to go read my book, play a little nintendo scrabble and go to bed.

I'm not really complaining. I know I am one lucky girl in many many ways.

I'm Not Whistling Dixie

Morning coffee was ok. Not great, just ok. Winn Dixie creamer is the faker version of fake creamer. On it's own, Winn Dixie is definitely a thumbs down, however; with a splash of CoffeeMate Almond Creme it was tolerable. The Almond Creme by itself is too sweet, plus I don't like flavored coffee in the morning (I told you I was picky). Tomorrow I will try plain 'ol half and half. I'll let you know how that turns out.

Lauren made a good point on my last blog. I could have had the Cremora shipped here cheaper than buying all those other creamers. That is definitely true, but I wanted to hopefully find an acceptable alternative to the Cremora so I wouldn't be so dependent on it. It's embarrassing to pull a 22oz bottle of creamer out of my purse at a restaurant, but don't think that I haven't done it. I would put the creamer in a smaller container in my purse, but I'm afraid people would get the wrong idea when I pulled out a bag of white powder. Terrorist? or druggie?

My quest continues. I will not rest until I find an answer.

I Need A Fix

I'm trying to stay calm, but as each day goes by I get more and more anxious. I'm about to run out of coffee creamer. This is serious! If you know me, you know I am very particular about my coffee. First, it has to be quality coffee; 100% Arabica, preferably made with a Bunn coffee maker. Then, 1/2 teaspoon of splenda (more or less depending on the size of the cup). Finally the most important part; Cremora. Not CoffeeMate, not half and half or some cheap store brand. It has to be Cremora. Enough Cremora to make the coffee carmel color. Nothing else will do and I will go without before I comprimise my standards. Normally Walmart sells Cremora, but when we checked here in Florida they didn't have it.

So I did what any desperate person would do. I looked on the internet for suppliers. I emailed Bordens directly. Apparently they have no distributors within 100 miles of Chokoloskee that sells Cremora. Walmart has it on their website, but it says it's only sold in stores. I came one click away from ordering a case of Cremora from buythecase.com. It was going to cost me $60 for (12) 16oz containers. That's almost triple what I pay for it at home. What can I say, I'm an addict. I even checked the postage for shipping a container from Ft. Wayne. It would be around $7.50 to ship a $4.00 container of creamer.

I still may call Amanda and have her ship me a jar, but for now I am going to see if I can get by with some flavored CoffeeMate, half and half and Winn Dixie brand. Yes, I bought all of those today when we went shopping. I still have enough Cremora that I can try the others and still have time to have Amanda send me some.

Cremora is my nicotine, but really I could stop any time I wanted. I wonder if there is such a thing as creamer detox?