Nothing tastes so good as free ice cream

Well, I was able to extend my birthday celebration a few extra days, thanks to the Cold Stone ...or is it "Stone Cold":)... Creamery. A couple of months ago I entered my birthday on their website and last Tuesday received an email coupon for a free Love It Creation of my choice (expiring after 2 weeks). One down-side of having a January birthday is that you really have to be in the right mood to eat a frozen treat when the weather outside is literally frozen. I finally stopped by last night on my way home from work, taking the "Dark Chocolate After Dinner Mint" creation home with me and let it sit in the freezer for an hour while I recreated a little summer inside. Throwing on shorts and a T-shirt, I ran 3 mi on my treadmill. In addition to becoming sufficiently warm, I figured that my running pre-burned those 500+ calories I quickly consumed with a spoon. Good thing my birthday only comes once every winter!