Remember that commercial that asked “How do you eat your Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup?” I ask a better question…
Where do you eat your Reese’s?
Princess and I went to Washington, DC, to find the perfect place to eat a Reese’s Cup.
First stop…the Washington Monument.
Little did I know “The Reeses” (I named him.) is afraid of heights. So we headed over to the Natural History Museum.
I was about to bite into The Reeses, but the little cup said his last dying wish was to see the dinosaurs. So we went inside.
Velociraptors are allergic to chocolate. That's how this guy died.
This dinosaur totally tried to swipe the Reeses…and so did this guy.
Leggo my Reese's, Neanderthal!
After that close call, The Reeses tried to run away. But he’s not very good at blending in.
After all that walking, I had quite an appetite, so The Reeses and I had to part ways in front of the Capitol Building. I miss that little guy already.
On this historic day, 19 of your favorite humor bloggers are staging a WordPress coup. We have banded together to address the important topic of Better Living Through Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
Yes, you read that right. We are all presenting the same topic, each from his or her particularly unique perspective. Check out the other blogs participating!
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- Life In The Boomer Lane
- Peg-o-Leg’s Ramblings
- Refrigerator Magnate
- Running From Hell With El
- She’s A Maineiac
- The Byronic Man
- The Good Greatsby
- The Monster In Your Closet
- The Ramblings
- Unlikely Explanations
April 11th, 2012 at 7:07 am
Haha you guys are crazy and I love it!!
April 11th, 2012 at 7:15 am
heh heh heh I love that The Reese’s got to live out his dying wish. You are so noble.
April 11th, 2012 at 7:30 am
Clever post!
April 11th, 2012 at 7:42 am
Well done … RPBC is a good travel companion.
April 11th, 2012 at 7:44 am
I was wondering when I see multiple posts in my inbox with the same title. Great idea.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
It was all Peg’s idea!
April 11th, 2012 at 7:53 am
That’s hilarious! Every picture with the Reeses!
April 11th, 2012 at 7:58 am
My very favorite chocolate. You’re right, he’s not very good at blending, is he – whenever I sneak one at work he’s a dead giveaway.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Not only is he bright orange, he has an aroma, too.
April 11th, 2012 at 8:00 am
See, I would never hold out my Reese’s like that in a public place or with my kids present. I’d never get to eat one again. Excellent photos!
April 11th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
I got Princess her own pack, so she had her own and wouldn’t want mine.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
I’ve never thought of actually giving my kids one of their own. Hmm….I’ll have to try that! It’s gonna take a lot of willpower from me though.
April 11th, 2012 at 8:01 am
Two candies everyone loves that I can’t stand: Reese’s Cups and Oreos. I have no explanation as to why.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
OREOS? What?
April 11th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
They have a horrid texture.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Have you tried dunking them in hot chocolate?
April 11th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Yes. It still doesn’t matter. There’s just something about Oreos (or even the generic knockoffs) that I can’t stand.
April 11th, 2012 at 8:28 am
Love you’re adventures with Reese. Unfortunately, I am one of those oddballs who does not like to eat reese. In my mind, chocolate is sacred and should not be violated by peanut butter.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
I have to admit I usually don’t like mixing chocolate and PB, but I’m ok with an occasional Reese’s.
April 11th, 2012 at 8:32 am
Hmmm, I am on WordPress and did not hear of this challenge. Now I’m sad.
I feel like that dorky kid that nobody wants to eat lunch with. Again. Maybe I’ll go eat a Reeses to cheer myself up.
Love the pics. And I’ve heard Neanderthals are infamous peanut butter hounds, so it was good that you got away from that place and enjoyed some alone time with The Reeses. And your belly.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Peg just picked 18 blogs and 18 of the main tags.
Don’t worry, we still love you.
April 11th, 2012 at 8:33 am
Are you going to use his frequent flier miles?
April 11th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Ooooo…great idea!
April 11th, 2012 at 8:34 am
Thoughtsy, you are such an intellectual! Always searching for more, more, more geography and such-like stuff. You should have left the wrapper by Neandrathal – proof that early man was more savvy than we suspected.
Woot, woot, woot – we did it, we did it, hey, hey, hey!
April 11th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Cool idea!
April 11th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Nice idea and thanks for organizing it, Peg!
April 11th, 2012 at 8:36 am
This is a very good week for Reeses, especially with all of their peanut butter Easter eggs being on sale.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
I know! But when I went to the grocery store, they were already out.
April 11th, 2012 at 8:41 am
So glad you gave The Reese a nice send-off! He deserved it.
April 11th, 2012 at 8:57 am
You are all so clever…keep it up!!
April 11th, 2012 at 9:04 am
Hahaha…
‘Millions of years ago…
giant Peanut Butter Cups roamed the earth…’
April 11th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
I think that’s why all the dinosaurs died. Chocolate overdose.
April 11th, 2012 at 9:08 am
Ooh, thank you for the city tour! And you are right — Reese’s don’t blend in very well. I’m glad that you and TR shared some happy bonding moments before his inevitable departure.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
I almost couldn’t eat him. Almost.
April 11th, 2012 at 9:32 am
What a gorgeous day! The pictures and captions were excellent. “Neanderthal”. Great job, Thoughtsy. Next adventure: M&Ms!!
April 11th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Oooo..what kind? Plain? Peanut? Coconut?
April 11th, 2012 at 10:46 am
I did not know that about velociraptors and chocolate. Learn something knew every day!
April 11th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Yep. They’re just like dogs: allergic to chocolate.
April 11th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
But they were ok with the peanut butter, they took their pills by hiding them in pb, just like dogs.
April 11th, 2012 at 10:47 am
LOL I love this post! I’m going to go check out the others!
April 11th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Thanks! Hope you enjoy the others!
April 11th, 2012 at 11:43 am
I know you miss him, but try to take comfort in the fact that part of him will always be with you.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Yes, you’re right. He’ll always be on my thighs.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
At least he was well traveled and even cultured before his brutal passing.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
I tried to expose him to as much of DC as I could.
April 11th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Ohhhh you are a strong woman for lasting through all these locations before eating this luscious chocolate/pb treat!
April 11th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
I was pretty much dragging Princess along, “Hurry! Before I eat these! I can’t hold out much longer!”
April 11th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
I don’t get it.
Email, I mean. Email about your posts.
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t.
I don’t get it.
I like seeing DC from the Reese’s peanut butter cup p-o-v. Nice work!
April 11th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
I don’t understand. =(
I may have to start sending you personalized emails: “Dear Hipster, I’m cordially inviting you to my new post. Hope to see you there! No need to RSVP.”
April 11th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
This post reminds me of The Hershey Factory that used to be right outside my city. I remember going as a child and getting lots of Reece peanut butter cups at the end of the tour.
Sadly, the factory closed down a few years ago.
April 11th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
What an awesome post! So funny
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
April 11th, 2012 at 4:02 pm
At least he went out in style. And your self-denial until the end of your mission was mighty impressive.
April 11th, 2012 at 6:41 pm
Love this post! The world really is a better place because of Reese’s.
April 11th, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Hey!! Are you a local? We live in Burke, VA. I loved the dinosaurs and the tour of DC–we were down there on the week of the 17th for the marathon.
April 12th, 2012 at 7:35 am
I am in the DC metro area. Hence the easy last-minute access to the Mall.
You ran the marathon? Awesome! I can barely do a 5k.
April 11th, 2012 at 7:40 pm
He had to have seen it coming….great post, thanks for the smiles.
April 11th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Aw, I miss The Reeses too. By the end of this post, as I got to know him and watch him on his vacation, he became like family to me. Except more famous. I was already googling to see if he’d appear on The View soon, perhaps Celebrity Apprentice. Sigh. A life cut short.
April 12th, 2012 at 7:35 am
I really do miss him. I got attached, too. I almost couldn’t eat him. Almost.
April 12th, 2012 at 11:40 am
Haha, this post is hilarious!
I don’t often eat things with peanuts in as the boyfriend’s allergic. Every time he goes away for a few days I buy a giant bag of peanut M&M’s and scoff the lot. Mmmm.
April 12th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
You are very well behaved. I don’t think the Reese’s would have made it out of the shop if he was travelling with me!
April 12th, 2012 at 5:25 pm
I am glad that you gave your Reese’s a proper send off before swallowing it!
April 16th, 2012 at 12:12 am
[...] Thing 4: Trying on everything in my closet. Bargaining with myself about how much of it I will ever be small enough to wear again. Deciding to take all of it just in case while eating a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. [...]
April 29th, 2012 at 5:07 am
Our office RPbC’s get imported from the US by a secret agent… then are hidden in a secret place, only to keep them safe from our boss
… and I don’t even like peanut butter…