Sweetness

So last night I discovered I could feed my family of four for under $10 at DQ. Formerly known as Dairy Queen, DQ has apparently (but not officially) shortened their name to just their initials. Why? I suppose because they don't want to be limited to dairy, just like KFC didn't want to be limited to fried chicken.

Anyway...

So DQ has just introduced "Sweet Deals." Maybe you've seen the commercial? If not, rejoice -- it's terrible. Floating lips just aren't cool. But at least the deal is good: buy any 2 items for $3, 3 items for $4, or 4 for $5. There are nine items to choose from, including a cheeseburger, a hot dog, a chicken wrap, regular French fries, onion rings, a side salad, a medium drink, a small sundae and a small soft cone.

Back to my story.

Yesterday was a gorgeous day, so I decided to take the kids to the park after Jeff left for work in the afternoon. We swang (swung?), played, ran, climbed, and generally worked up an appetite. The last thing I felt like doing was driving all the way home and making dinner. Plus, we still had to go visit Jeff at his store. So I deemed it not only a good idea, but NECESSARY, that we stop somewhere for dinner. And DQ happened to be right on the way from the park to Starbucks. Also, I've been wanting to check out our DQ since it got a total facelift. It is now called DQ Grill & Chill and it looks actually pretty nice (gone is the tired old red and blue color scheme). Ambience is oh so important.

So, choices choices. We ordered directly from the Sweet Deals menu: two cheeseburgers (for me and Hannah), a hot dog (for John Ryan), one order of onion rings (for to share), and two small dipped cones (I had a coupon for buy one get one free - thanks, Kelly!). Total: $7.57.

The service was friendly and quick, the portion sizes were plentiful, and the food was yummy!

Then I realized I should take something to Jeff, too, so I ordered him a chicken wrap and a side salad. Total: $3.23.

Okay, so if you add them both up it was actually over $10 ($10.80), but that included dessert! :) Sweet.

Now I know you all want to go to DQ. See the whole array of Sweet Deals at www.dairyqueen.com, where you can also sign up to receive a buy one, get one free Blizzard (by joining the Blizzard fan club). Enjoy the sweetness!