here's the explanation

There are defining moments in life where we find who we are. For Van Gogh, it was his painting Starry Night. For Albert Einstein it was discovering his Theory of Relativity & changing the laws of physics, Gravity & quantum description of light. Both incredible discoveries & monumental moments in history, but also very personal for both of them. Sometimes its like nothing is ever good & then boom. It's suddenly in our faces. Sometimes it's a very progressive thing that one day we look back and we're like "Woah like I'm who I am today because of that."

Strangely enough, two of my defining moments came at two different times. The first one came in 7th grade. I was at the district basketball game & because I was friends with only 8th graders, I had a moral obligation to be at this basketball game. And I had the BIGGEST crush on the point guard so obviously right? During a break in the games, we decided to walk from the high school to Subway. (Cause 8th graders, no matter how cool they might seem, STILL CANNOT DRIVE) When we got to Subway, I decided I wanted a drink. Backtrack, I was NOT allowed to drink anything that had caffeine. Ever. That just was the rule & I followed it. But this time, this time I was mature. And I could handle it. So, in an effort to try & prove myself, I chose the drink I had had the most of in the caffeine free section (which was like all of one time). Dr. Pepper. I pulled it out of the fridge at the gas station & with shaking hands I put it on the counter. I had done it, I had rebelled. And it felt gooooooood. But nothing will ever compare to the moment I opened the bottle & tasted the first taste of the rest of my life. It was sweet. It was like I had never tasted anything so amazing. I fell in love with a drink. Which is very sad. But it has a lot to do with who I am now. I have tried everything under the sun that is even remotely considered Dr. Pepper flavor. Gum, Popsicles, ice cream, everything. It's the drink that people see & buy for me just because they know it's my favorite. It's become such a regular thing for me to get at McDonalds, that I can say my entire order including the drink in one single breath. It's the drink that reminds me of the one time I said just one simple thing about it & a boy showed up with two bottles of Dr. Pepper, even though he doesn't even like it, but he remembered I loved it. I love DP to the ends of the Earth.

The second addiction/defining moment is my French fries. Oh heaven I love French fries. Writing this on a Sunday is a bad idea cause now my mouth is watering. Dang. Okay anyways I don't think I could tell you one single moment. But I can tell you lots. I can tell you about when I moved to Madison & I got really busy during lunch cause all of a sudden I had things to do & 45 minutes of lunch. So I just drove  to McDs & soon enough I was a regular. I can tell you about when I met my best friend & spent my entire summer buying fries & going up to the parking garage with bags of fries. I can tell you how my 12 year old sister & I have bonded at 11:00 at night by sharing two large fries (and by sharing I mean I ate the majority & she nibbled). And I can tell you how French fries got me through heartbreak, loss, and bad days. I love fries because of the memories with them. So many of my days have been filled with funny jokes & sad memories & everything in between.

These two things have been a part of my personality. Not because I'm like totally addicted to them, but because I have had so many moments in my life that have shaped my personality & my experiences. I love them because of all the funny, sad, exciting, random & memorable moments in life that I just so happened to have some French fries & a bottle of Dr. Pepper.

Much Love,

Sara Jean