Sunshine in a Sonic cup!

It's no secret to people who know me that I hate living in the rain, which kind of is a problem when you live in the Pacific Northwest.  As a result, you just have to find sunshine where ever you can, even if it is in a Sonic cup.

Today I had to go check out a house that I will be listing for sale for Freddie Mac.  The previous owner will stay as an occupant, along with their 24 years' accumulation of personal effects......making this a home that will not be easy to sell - but I digress.

As I'm leaving, with the windshield wipers on FULL BLAST, and still having a hard time seeing, I see a "sign".  A "sign" that evokes a genuine smile and if I had been walking, I would have clicked up my heels and run to the "sign".  

What, do you ask could this "sign" have been to elicit such a feeling of euphoria in me?  Well, it could be none other that a Sonic Drive-Thru!  Ok - call me weird - won't be the first or last time someone has - but I LOVE LOVE LOVE Sonic ice tea!  I love Sonic ice tea for several reasons:

1)  Their cups are enormous and you can drink on it all day because it stays cold in their styrofoam cup.
2)  I love their little pebbles of ice - just perfect to crunch at the end of the day when the gallon of tea is gone.
3)  Their straws are long enough that you can drink and drive without having to tilt the barrel size cup up and obscure your vision - not that I could see through the rain anyway....

but the most important reason....

A Sonic Drive-Thru takes me someplace other than here!  In this case, it took me to Branson, MO this past summer when we had a family reunion that was the most fun I have had in a long time!  The Sonic was right by our condo and we would get at least 1-2 drinks there every day.  Why - because it was HOT and SUNNY!  SUN - that elusive ball of fire that we so seldom see here.  I remembered being on the boat and tubing and laughing and jumping in the water and zip-lining, and watching my girls have a blast with their cousins.  I remember being with family, and eating, and feeling no stress.  I remembered FUN!

There are very few Sonic Drive Thru's in these parts!  So, I will most likely baby the treasured Sonic cup, rinse it and re-use it for a couple days (maybe pour a little SkinnyGirl Margarita in it ), and pout when it gets ruined.

Moral of the story:  You have to find your sunshine where you are.....mine happened to be a Sonic cup today. 

Oh yeah - that house will probably take forever to sell, so I see more Sonic cups in my future!