Super Chill

Super Chill.  It just doesn't even compare to Faygo.  Super Chill is an off brand soft drink that they sell in Alaska, like Michigan has Faygo.  It's cheaper and there are all sorts of flavors, pretty much the same as Faygo.  But, it's just not the same.  Nothing compares to Faygo.  I wasn't even a big Faygo drinker, but when you're in the mood for Faygo Red Pop, nothing else is the same.  

I miss the little things like Faygo pop sometimes.  I knew I would miss family and friends of course, but I never really thought about the little things like Faygo.  Zac and I were talking about it the other day.  We were making potato salad for Memorial Day weekend, just like we do every year.  Potato salad is just not the same without Koegels.  Ok, so I knew before we left that I would miss Koegels.  Nothing compares to a Koegels hot dog, but I can usually avoid hot dogs and not think about it.  But, in order to make mom's potato salad it has to be done right, you can't be missing ingredients.  So, we had to substitute Oscar Meyer's for Koegels and it's just not the same.  So this got us talking about all of the little things that we miss that we can't get here and random as it may be that's what I decided to write about - the things we can't get or have to substitute.

So, let's start with the obvious ones - the afore mentioned Faygo, Koegels, and then of course there's Vernor's.  I don't really care for ginger ale myself and didn't drink Vernor's, but Zac always liked Vernor's.  Especially if he wasn't feeling well, he said there was no substitute for a Vernor's.  Now, it's Canada Dry or nothing.  I'm kind of glad I didn't like Vernor's because I know multiple people who raved about Vernor's floats and if I had drank them, I would probably miss them - but no worries...  Ok, and how about Halo Burger and Big John's Steak and Onions.  A big homemade olive burger and cheese will do, but it's still just not the same.  Same with a homemade steak, mushroom, and cheese.  There's something about a Big John's that makes it better than homemade.

Some of the other things we didn't even realize or miss at first.  Little Debbie Snacks for one.  Seriously, no Little Debbie's.  I never realized that they wouldn't be available out here.  Zac and I each had our own favorites and there are other things that work sometimes, but not all Little Debbie's have a substitute.  I tend to go for Twinkies if I'm in the mood for that sort of a thing, although you can't buy a full box of them, just one pack at a time.  Zac and the boys prefer to go for Moon Pies.  Xavier really likes the chocolate ones.  And then there's the individual Hostess fruit pies.  You can find a couple of flavors of them, cherry, black berry, and occasionally apple.  But never chocolate.  Every once in a while a Hostess Chocolate Fruit Pie just sounds so good... ok so the chocolate ones aren't really "fruit" pies, but they're still yummy.  Last on my list (at least that's at the top of my head right now), is ice cream.  Yes, we have ice cream and actually there's a brand, Tillamock, that is REALLY good.  My absolute favorite flavor of ice cream though - Mackinac Island Fudge.  Yeah, not exactly available here.  Sherbets are hard to find to, especially orange and I really like orange sherbet.

Just the random ramblings of a girl missing her sweets and Koegels...