Personal Favorites and Happy Spouses

You know you walk into very dangerous territory when accepting a recommendation for something by a close friend or family member. Your dad says try this restaurant, you don't like it, what do you say? Your friend says try this hair stylist, you come out feeling like a poodle, what do you do? Your friend says "I like Reese's Puffs", your husband says "I like Peanut Butter Captain Crunch," - you think you're safe forming your own opinions. You're wrong.

So, assuming you read my post on Reese's Puffs, you all know that I'd eat it if I had to, but I might not buy it for myself. I gave it a fair try, wanting my friend to know I cared about their opinion. Fast forward to a week ago and the morning of the Peanut Butter Captain Crunch.

Now, admittedly I went in with fairly low expectations. I'm of the personal belief that Peanut Butter is a lonely food, always looking for someone to hang out with - sometimes jelly, sometimes chocolate, occassionally bananas or fluff. So Peanut Butter Captain Crunch sounded already like a big mouth full of store-brand peanut butter flavored Kix. High expectations, I know.

So, to offset the need to eat them, I bought my back-up cereal - Berry Lucky Charms. I tried a bowl. Meanwhile, my husband is pouring the Peanut Butter Captain Crunch into his bowl with a look of pure joy on his face. "Ah, this is my favorite cereal in the world," he says. So, I finish my Berry Lucky Charms -Boo-Berry-wannabe-cereal and decide to go for a bowl of this Peanutty goodness. I ate it. I did not comment. What could I say, the recommendation was a flop, but how could I tell my husband "I don't love you're favorite cereal in the whole universe."

I waited.

Late that night, the kids were in bed, the TV was on, I'm looking for a snack and I think to myself -- I have to tell him the truth. So, I admitted it, "Honey, I have to tell you something and you're not going to like it,.... pause (gulp)... I'm sorry but, I really didn't like the Peanut Butter Captain Crunch." To which he replies, without missing a beat, "Oh, but you liked the Reese's Puffs!"

Now, admittedly he's joking with me and teasing me and we're both laughing, but I kid you not he had been waiting three weeks to get me with that one! Turns out he had noticed that I TRIED the other cereal before I TRIED his cereal and he was just waiting for the right time to jump on this one!

Sometimes you can't win! Meanwhile, he has enjoyed the rest of the box of Peanut Butter Captain Crunch and I've moved on to the Berry Lucky Charms ~ a review for another day...

Until then, enjoy your breakfast and let me know what you recommend!