This is a nostalgic post.
When I was a kid I remember getting Icee's. It was a treat, and the only place in town was at the local Kmart. At the front of the store sat a little booth/cart of sorts, and there you could get Icee's. Was anything else sold there? No idea, because all I wanted was an Icee.
The past has moved on. Kmart went out of business in my hometown a loooong time ago. I just got done looking at a Google map of Porterville in satellite typography mode, and so much is unrecognizable. Seems like there's been a lot of change in the last 20 years. I can't figure out where the Kmart even was. Fractured memories. And sometimes I wonder if childhood memories can even been trusted. But I remember that stand. And I remember how lucky I felt drinking the Icee.
With all the change, it's just kinda nice drinking the familiar drink. These days I don't get it at a grocery store but at the movie theater, and super occasionally at Burger King. Those are the only places I know that sells them.
Now the only trick is to not drink the whole thing before the movie trailers are finished playing.
Sarah
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