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I know that this makes two posts in one day, but since there isn’t a whole lot of activity going on with my last post and this is MAJOR, I know you will all indulge me.
What is the big to do, you ask?
GIRL SCOUT COOKIES, PEOPLE!!!!
In my case, multiple boxes of Girl Scout Cookies!!!!!
Jonathan came home yesterday with Samoa’s, Tag-A-Longs, and my very favorite cookie….THIN MINTS.
I heart Thin Mint cookies with the power of a thousand burning suns.
As this is not be very conducive to my weight-loss plans, it is a good thing that these keep well in the freezer and are freaking TASTY eaten frozen.
And you? Are you as ridiculously excited about this time of year as I am?
What is YOUR favorite Girl Scout Drug Cookie of choice?
Pants says:
Girl Scout cookies are the DEVIL. (I just gave up sugar.)
March 13th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
loralee says:
You just watch, Pants. Your evil receptionist will soon have boxes on her counter!!!!
March 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Moose says:
This is why I love blogs. So informative! Does the New York Times tell me about Girl Scout Cookie Season? NO, IT DOES NOT!
So, thank you. You have renewed my will to live. (You and a fresh cup of coffee.)
Thin Mints are my crack, by the way.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
She Likes Purple says:
THIN MINTS TOO!
I was a Girl Scout and these are only one of a couple I actually recognize. And they give you so many in a box. The other boxes I always feel a bit shafted.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Kimberly says:
I stay the HELL away from these little morsels of satan. Even when I was a troop leader, I made the cookie mom promise to keep them away from me. Be strong, L.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Redneck Mommy says:
I used to love Girl Guide Cookie season.
Then my daughter became one and I’ve had to pitch hundreds of those satan’s crackers.
Now I’m fresh out of love for them…
March 13th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
rima says:
Tagalongs, hands down.
But can you believe that not even one stinkin’ Girl Scout showed up on my doorstep peddling cookies this year? I am cookieless.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Marilyn says:
Kile brought ours home earlier this week. Heaven! He brought home 2 boxes of Thin Mints and 3 boxes of Peanut Butter Patties. The peanut butter ones are my favorites but I have a soft spot for Thin Mints this year too so I’m all set.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
loralee says:
Moose:
They ARE crack! It’s like line from “So, I married an axe murderer”:
“It’s like the Colonel with his wee, beady eyes that puts chemicals in his chicken that make me crave it fortnightly!”
I totally wonder what they add to the things.
SLP:
Thin mints are going to rule the world, I tell you.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
loralee says:
WOAH! Many comments while I was writing the above response!
Kimberly:
“LITTLE MORSALS OF SATAN”???!!! Oh. My. HELL.
You should not make one with bootcamp afflicted ab muscles LAUGH SO DAMN HARD, WOMAN!
Seriously…If I do get to meet you at BlogHer I have a feeling it is just going to be me snorting at you all night!!!
Redneck Mommy:
I hear you. I used to love movie popcorn until I worked in a theater. Now the smell almost makes me hurl.
rima:
The troops in my area all order tons of surplus and sell them for 2 weeks in front of grocery stores. Maybe you have some in your area?
It’s awesome because it means a last chance at gettin’ some Thin Mint Lovin’
Marilyn:
I used to love Samoas until I hate so many it made me sick, so Thin Mints it is!
March 13th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Connie says:
I am waiting patiently for mine to arrive.
Last year, they arrived at 2:03pm on March 17. I know this because I had just arrived home from the hospital, having given birth to my daughter the day before. I was the happiest little Mommy on earth that day!!
I now associate THIN MINTS with my first hour home with my new little bundle of joy. I even considered changing her middle name to THIN MINT. Luckily once the drugs wore off, I changed my mind and went with the name we had picked out.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
falwyn says:
Thin Mints and Samoas. Please, don’t ask me to choose.
But we already got ours. And they are already gone. Oh the tragedy!
March 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
PlainJane says:
DUDE!!! Those are ALL my favorites too!!!
I already ate my Tag-alongs and Samoas. I keep my Thin Mints in the freezer. I treasure those for AS LONG AS I CAN!
March 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
ellinghouse says:
I am crazy for the samoas and thin mints…got 2 of each flavor in my pantry!
March 13th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
TheAngelForever says:
Thin Mints are the best. I so need to find Girl Scouts at the mall to get some. With two boys I will never have to sell them and always need to hunt someone down for the memories. I also need to get some Trefoils for my little guy to learn the fine art of eating cookies.
March 13th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
heather says:
oh, I have long since finished my thin mints. they are the only ones I order now. i think you should stash one box away to sell on ebay. can you imagine how much you’d get for a box in about 2 months?
March 13th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
angela says:
Caramel Delights!!!!! They are amazing.
P.S. - I am not avoiding you. Just got the message today and I am so going to try to get a hold of you later tonight.
March 13th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
loralee says:
You are SO avoiding me! Which is going to make me cry!! And justify me horking down two boxes of cookies and it is ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!!
Man, I love it when I have someone else to blame!
(Hee hee hee)
March 13th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Jill - GlossyVeneer says:
I like the Thin Mints, but haven’t had one in a couple years. I let my husband go out and buy the cookies, so then they’re kind of “his” and I don’t feel as tempted to pick in and indulge. But frozen Thin Mints are divine!
Maybe I should go find the Girl Scouts in front of the grocery store this weekend and buy my very own box. That would be so indulgent.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
loralee says:
Connie:
The thin mint middle name is SLAYING me.
falwyn:
Ack! Go find MORE!
PlainJane:
I know…The freezer is the only place to keep them. I feel like Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory nibbling at his birthday bar to make it last as long as possible!
ellinghouse says:
Maybe I will attempt to eat Samoa’s this year.
TheAngelForever:
I know. I have no girls either so I am screwed for getting hooked up with them.
heather:
Now, THAT is an interesting marketing idea…
Jill:
You should do it.
Actually, the bargain should be that I DON’T eat a whole box and YOU DO!!!!
GRIN.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
jess says:
ehem. b/c my daughter’s troop leaders do not know how to count, i have a surplus of thin mints and samoas i must sell…
let me know if you need a few more boxes. LOL.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
loralee says:
OMG! YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thin mints, not samoas, though.
You realize this makes you my crack dealer, right?
March 13th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Sra says:
A year or two ago, they used to have these awesome cinnamon spiced coffee cookies that were great with my morning coffee. Not so good as just a plain cookie, but sometimes you just need a dipping cookie, and these were the best ones I had tried! But they apparently discontinued them. And that makes me angry.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
loralee says:
Oh, that is just not right.
I am incensed on your behalf.
You should write a letter to the GS board to purge your pain.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Melanie says:
Oh, Thin Mints. So thin! So minty!
If I could, I would pound them up and snort them, or liquefy them and just open up a vein, but both these methods would rob me of that satisfying moment of gently scraping the thin, chocolate, outer layer across my teeth before taking the first minty bite.
Man, I would totally pull a Spitzer and pay some girl four grand for some Thin Mints right now.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
loralee says:
By total coinkidink, I happen to know a gorgeous, muscularly sore and granny-bootcamp whipped woman who may be able to hook you up.
Four grand always comes in handy, you know…
March 13th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Just Me says:
Those three are my all time favorites. But we always buy more boxes of the thin mints because they are so good!
Starting this weekend you can also buy cookies from a troop cookie booth near you! check out http://www.gsutah.org. Even though I bought 5 boxes I always crave them when they are gone. Maybe I’ll buy just a few more… he he!
March 13th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
loralee says:
I seriously want to buy surplus and sell some on ebay. Heh.
March 13th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
maggie says:
Thin Mints of course! I only ate 9! I found them in my daughters pantry behind the boxes of cereal-felt she would not miss a few. First time ever I stopped after a few!!!!!
March 13th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
sizzle says:
I ate my three boxes within a week. I should be ashamed but I am not.
I just want more.
March 13th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Amber says:
Sigh. Chocolate and vanilla. Yes, that’s right. In Canada, we have only two flavors. And our vanillas can kick your Thin Mints’ butt ANYDAY!
March 13th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Sarah Bellum says:
Getting in car. Driving to your house. Raiding your freezer. And all can be easily justified that I am helping a friend with her diet.
March 13th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
hairyshoefairy says:
I am all over the Samoas. Oh, my yumminess!
March 13th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Kyle Johnson says:
The Samoas are the best, I cant go anywhere in this town without running into girl scouts selling cookies on the corner.
March 13th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Heidi says:
What’s so wrong with loving ALL of them!?! (Besides the whole cellulite factor.)
March 13th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
moosh in indy. says:
Frozen Samoas.
I wonder if they’ll be made without trans fat this year…
March 13th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
rachel says:
Frozen thin mints. Period.
But frozen thin mints, crumbled in homemade blue bell vanilla ice cream with fresh strawberries. It is tonguegasmically amazing.
March 13th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
martha says:
I LOVE girl scout cookies. I was wondering when it was that time again. YEAH! My favorite is thin mints too. I definitely have to find a girl scout tomorrow.
March 13th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Bridge says:
Dude… jess asked me 3 times if I wanted some and I said no. In my mind I was screaming YES, but I still said no. /sigh
I love you thin mints!!!
March 13th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Angella says:
I am a fan of the vanilla Girl Guide cookies. I see no mention of them here. Is it only a Canadian option??
March 13th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
metalia says:
I STILL haven’t gotten my crack-erm, Girl Scout Cookies! Is it wrong if I interrogate the little neighbor girl who sold ‘em to me?
March 13th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Craig says:
The Do-si-dos aren’t getting much love here. They are my GS cookie of choice.
March 13th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Sara says:
I always buy enough to last me a few months. In fact I just got my 22 (yes 22) boxes of cookies yesterday. My favorite? Equally split between Thin Mints and Samoas. The trick is hiding them in a safe place where my daughter and my mother will not find them.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Holly says:
Thin Mints and I haven’t eaten one in many years.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Melly says:
Besides liking any of the cookies, I love the ice cream as well.
Hard to stick to you diet with cookies in the house, maybe you should bring some over to your fellow Cache bloggers?
March 13th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Mr Lady says:
Shut.
Up.
March 14th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Connie says:
Why am I the only one that hasn’t gotten their cookies yet? Where is my Girl Scout?
March 14th, 2008 at 7:23 am
Amber says:
I’m a Thin Mint girl, too. My sister is a Girl Scout, so I have connections (her friends, I mean, since she doesn’t sell cookies anymore), but Eric and I made the difficult decision not to splurge on the cost or the calories (mostly that) this year. Now I might be regretting that decision.
March 14th, 2008 at 8:33 am
Jonathan Merchant says:
little debbie > girl scout cookies (especially after freezing)
plus they’re cheaper
March 14th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Erin Evans Taylor says:
Last year I bought 10 boxes- 5 each of Thin mints and Samoas, to last the whole year. I hid them in my laundry room where I knew my husband would NEVER go. I went out in the fall to dig up a box to surprise my family with for dessert and wouldn’t you know it, “someone” had sniffed their way with their extra-sensory perception to my stash and there was only one box left… and it wasn’t the thin mints!
I sat there and snarfed down half the box of Samoas right then and there,and threw the rest away just despite him. I got really sick later, but it was worth it a few days later when hubby came in wondering if we had any girl scout cookies “just lying around anywhere”. I knew he didn’t want to admit he had found them months ago and had been swiping them. I simply said, “Girl Scout cookies? mmmm… Noooo…. I don’t think they even came by this year.”
What could he say????
March 14th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Melain says:
Thin Mints certainly get the trophy for most fabulous/dangerous. My runner-up is Tagalongs. I bought my two boxes, ate a row of each box in about 2 minutes flat, then stuck them in my purse and took them to my Wives Club for all my repressed married friends to pad their hips with. Ya, I’m a good person.
March 14th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Sweet Yet Sassy says:
Oh great! My sister and I love Girl Scout cookies!! She is worse than I am. She hoards them in her desk and eats boxfuls in secret. (It is a good thing she is tiny!)
I try to stay far away from her when she has them. The thin mints are positively sinful!
March 14th, 2008 at 10:11 am
mchristensen says:
I have the shortbread cookies in my desk at work–have every year for many years.
March 14th, 2008 at 10:14 am
nashvegas says:
Tagalongs. Never did like thin mints (yes, I know, everybody thinks I’m crazy). Ours actually came in three weeks ago. Then, when I went out of town for the weekend, my husband and son discovered my hidden stash of Tagalongs. I was SO not happy! Those were MINE!
March 14th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
holli says:
k - I spent forever typing a freaking comment on my cellphone keypad and it obviously didn’t go through. that really hacks me off.
I love Girl Scout cookies - if anyone has some to sell please contact me.
thank you!
March 14th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
loralee says:
maggie:
You have way more restraint than I do.
sizzle:
I SO HEAR YOU on that sentiment.
Amber:
I keep hearing about the vanilla cookies. I just can’t see them kickin’ tail over the Thin Mints.
Sarah Bellum:
You freaking crack me up.
hairyshoefairy and Kyle Johnson:
They used to be my favorite cookie, too but I over did it one year and got SOOOO sick.
Heidi:
Oh, I could totally get in bed with them all if they were year round, but I suffer from time/love/money ratio constraints!
moosh in indy:
THAT would be a dream come true. I have to say, though. I would pass Thin Mints up for ONE OF YOUR CAKES!
rachel:
OMG. I MUST TRY THAT RECIPE. (Even though Ice cream makes me ill. YUM)
martha:
You and I totally think alike, Martha!
Bridge:
That is why you are much stronger person than I am, bridgy.
Angella:
I’ve only heard of them from your fellow countrypeople. Are they good?
metalia:
You hunt that little crack dealer down and make her cough them up right quick woman!!! (Threaten to throw her to the wolves if need be. We are talking COOKIES, HERE!)
Craig:
You know? I think that may be the one cookie that I haven’t had.
Sara:
There is no safe hiding place in my house.Sigh…
Holly:
Holy freak you are strong.
Melly:
I know. I am never going to get into that dress, dammit.
Mr Lady:
It’s terrible, isn’t it?
Connie:
HUNT HER DOWN!
Amber:
I went without GS cookies one year. It is a time I try to forget.
Jonathan Merchant:
While I am waiting for lightning of Girl Scout blasphemy to hit you, I have to say I cracked UP at your “Greater than” sign. Heh.
Erin Evans Taylor:
Dude! That’s just not right. Merritt needs to go to the time out chair!
Melain:
It’s true. Everyone should have a friend as selfless as you. Hee!
Sweetyet:
The eating boxes in secret speaks to me. Dammit.
Mark:
Thank goodness for tradition, I always say!
Nash:
Oh, the tales of I have heard of cookie stashes being pilfered! The shame and horror!
Holli:
Jess has a surplus! And? I HATE it when I lose a comment or a post.
March 14th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
The Over-Thinker says:
THIN Mints—now that’s a product name full of bull-shit.
Should be called Thick Thighs Mints. Truth in advertising people. TRUTH.
Now…where can I get some…
March 15th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
loralee says:
I know! I could down a sleeve at a time easily. Ug.
March 15th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Heather B. says:
Once upon a time I worked at a girl scout camp. We always had a freezer full of girl scout cookies. I ate thin mints every single day for nine weeks and yet I still managed to lose 11 lbs.
The moral of this story is that a diet of only thin mints will make your ass smaller. The end.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:39 am
Berne says:
Thin Mints, hands down. Yum!
March 17th, 2008 at 9:24 am