Pumpkin

I've hit an all time low.  I ate food crumbs out of my baby's carseat after taking her out of it.  

Let me explain. 

No.  There is too much.

Let me sum up.

I love love LOVE pumpkin.  Pies, cakes, muffins, soup, butter, seeds.  I love the taste, smell, color and shape.  Pumpkin can be sweet or it can be savory.

It's the ultimate squash.

So, it's no wonder that I'm a regular customer at Dunkin' Donuts during the fall when pumpkin-flavored coffee is available.  Yes, I know it's full of sugar.  But I figure the calories don't count as much because it's in a hot beverage.  Like hot chocolate.  Calorie free.

Recently, Abby and I hit the DD drive-thru while we were out and about.  I ordered my coffee.  And then it happened. . .

"Hi, I'll have a medium coffee, half regular, half decaf with pumpkin spice and extra milk. . .and-a-pumpkin-donut."

The words flowed from my mouth before I could stop them.  I came to terms with my order and rationalized that this would be the one pumpkin donut during the festive fall season.

I ate my donut and gave Abby a small piece.  I didn't want to share it, but she was a little fussy and we still had a 30-minute drive.  I savored every bite and was truly sad when there was no more.

Thirty minutes later, I pulled into a parking space and took Abby out of her carseat.  

There they were: pumpkin donut crumbs, just lying there.  How could Abby had let these tasty morsels go to waste?!

Without thinking I quickly gobbled them up and then looked around to make certain no one had seen me.  I mean, how do I explain THAT?

What can I say?  I love pumpkin.

(I have since bought pumpkin-flavored creamer to use at home and, thus, avoid DD stops.)