Popcorn Lovers Day

Unbelievably enough, today is popcorn lover’s day; a fun holiday that occurs on the second Thursday of March. Apparently, it was created by Bob Matthews of Rochester, NY, who has a huge love for popcorn. It’s his favourite snack.

I wouldn’t be writing about this if it wasn’t my favourite snack, as well. My husband and I have some just about every night while we watch TV. It can be a very healthy snack if you omit all the butter and salt. Which we do. Well, at least I do. We air pop it, give it a few squirts of butter-flavoured cooking spray, and then divide it into two bowls. I eat mine like that, but my husband adds salt. So we’re half healthy.

In addition to it being a favourite snack, popcorn also brings to mind a very funny memory involving my younger daughter.

When she was about 5 or 6, my husband and I took her to see a movie. We got a bag of popcorn and a drink to share, and we picked her up one of those snack packs for kids. It included a small drink, popcorn and a candy bar.

With our munchies in hand, we happily settled into our seats in the theater, and hubby and I immediately began munching away even before the endless movie trailers had begun. But not my daughter. Sitting as straight as a board, she held onto the little snack box that sat on her lap and didn’t so much as eat one kernel, or take one sip of her drink.

At first, I thought nothing of it, but as time went on, I became concerned that perhaps there was something wrong with the food. So I asked her “Sweetheart...why aren’t you eating your popcorn? Is there something wrong with it?”

And this is what she answered: “I’m waiting for the movie to start, so I can eat it while I’m watching. You’re eating all your popcorn and the lights are still on.”

And then she added, quite seriously: “If you don’t have any popcorn left when the movie starts, don’t come crying to me.”

*snort*

This is one of my favourite memories. It makes me laugh out loud every time I think about that day.

Kids say the darndest things, don’t they?