Behind the Blog (13) Rocky Road

Behind The Blog is a meme to help bloggers connect their life and interests to the content showcased on their blog. The co-hosts Faye Kathe and Melissa will provide a different topic, idea, or question every week that bloggers can relate to themselves and the books, films, or media they find interesting!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Everyone loves ice cream right? What's your favorite flavor? What's your best memory associated with ice cream? Have you ever tried a flavor that you absolutely hated?

In relation to books: Do you like characters that are plain, simple "vanilla" types, or do you like characters that are a little more complex and flavorful? What flavor of ice cream would you characterize your all time favorite character as and why?

I actually have a few favorite ice cream flavors. I really like Rocky Road and Cherries Jubilee. I love all things cherry and all things chocolate, so if there were a way to mix the two together, I'd be in ice cream heaven. There's Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia which comes close, but it's missing the walnuts and marshmallows. 

I can't think of a specific memory that I associate with ice cream it's more the feeling I get when I eat it. Ice cream  makes me feel like a kid again. It's a fun treat, and it reminds me of summer, birthday parties, late night sleepovers. It's just one of those iconic foods of childhood. 

I really don't care for root beer ice cream. You'd think it would be good, since rootbeer floats are delicious, but it's really not.To me, root beer ice cream just tastes like soap. I don't like Mocha Almond Fudge, (or any coffee flavored ice cream) either. Mainly because I don't like coffee, but to my credit I have at least tried these every couple of years to see if I have grown to like them. (I haven't.)

Books Tie in:

As for character types, I like both simple and complex characters, it all depends on the book. If I had to assign a flavor to my favorite character, it'd be Rocky Road to Harry Potter. Literally, for the rocky road he's had to go through in life, fighting against Voldemort. And because Rocky Road is comprised of some of the same elements that Harry possesses. Chocolate is sweet, but can be dark, and so can Harry. The walnuts of rocky road resemble the obstacles that he's had to overcome. And the marshmallows are the sweet sentimental touches that J.K. Rowling added that he gets to experience, like seeing his parents in the Mirror of Erised to name just one.

What about you, do you like plain, or flavorful characters?

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Behind The Blog # 3: Childhood Friends

Hello my awesome readers! It's time for this weeks' Behind the Blog!

Behind the Blog is a meme to help bloggers connect their life and interests to the content showcased on their blog. The co-hosts, Faye, Kathe, and Melissa will provide a different topic, idea, or question every week that bloggers can relate to themselves and the books, films, or other media they find interesting!

Our theme this week is Childhood Friends. Everyone has a friend or two in their childhood who were impossible to forget, and who may have set the trend for coming friends. (Or who was the one exception.) Who was your childhood best friend? How did he/she change your life? Regarding books/films: Which pairs or groups of childhood friends do you love? What do you particularly enjoy about them?

My childhood best friend is someone who, luckily for me, is still my best friend.

Her name is Tanya, and she's awesome. We've been friends for over 15.5 years now. There's so much I could say about her and how she's changed my life. I don't even know where to begin.

We met when we were in the 6th grade, in 1997. We attended the same school in 6th  and 7th grades, but after 7th grade we both moved and ended up going to different schools. For some people, moving might have meant the end of a friendship.

Not for us. We didn't get to see each other as often, but we talked on the phone  nearly every day during middle school and at least couple of days a week during high school. Plus we  got together for sleepovers and other events as often as we could.

Now that we're adults and life ends up getting in the way sometimes, we don't see each other as often. But when we do get together, we make it count. Whether we're just hanging out, or have fixed plans, we always manage to have fun, and we always end up laughing about something.

We've seen each other through a lot of different ups and downs in life. She always has an objective point of view, and she's not afraid to be honest if I'm making a poor decision, or being overly emotional about something that's going on with me. She gives it to me straight.

I think one of the reasons that we're such good friends is that we're complementary to each other. It's sort of like an "opposites attract" kind of thing, but in a friendship rather than a relationship. She's bold, outgoing, and spontaneous. I'm more quiet, reserved, calculated. Though, when I'm around her, I do tend to come out of my shell more than I normally might.

Being friends with Tanya gives me a different perspective on life, as do all friendships, each in their own way. Having different people in your circles who like different things allows you to open yourself up to having so many more experiences.

The best thing about having a best friend is that I know I always have someone in my corner, no matter what. She knows everything about me. The good, the bad, the ugly. And she doesn't judge me. Through thick or thin, I know she'll always be there for me.

 It's been a wonderful friendship over the last 15 years and I can't wait to see what happens to us over the next 15. I know that we'll still be friends well into our old age, and it'll be interesting to see just how much we have to reminisce about in our golden years. I love her like a sister, and couldn't imagine my life without her in it.

When I was younger, I always thought that lifelong friendships that begin in childhood were just things of fiction, material for TV and movies. Obviously they do happen in real life, and luckily for me I have one of those kinds of friendships in mine.

Books and Media tie in:
The instant I saw the topic for this week I automatically thought of The Babysitter's club for my tie-in portion. What better series to describe childhood and friendship than this one?

The Babysitter's Club

I think that I read almost, if not all of these as a kid. I even read some of the California Diaries spin off, The Babysitter's Little Sister spinoff, and the Babysitter's Club Mysteries spinoffs  as well. What I liked about The Babysitter's Club is that the group had girls with such different personalities in it. And, even though they fought at times, they were always there for each other. Even though the stories were a bit predictable, I always wanted more!


Have you read The Babysitter's Club books? What are some other books that you think encapsulate childhood and friendship?


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