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My Sissie might be the only one who "gets" this post, but so be it!

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Once upon a time there were two little girls who lived in New York until they were eight and six years old.  They ate all the Carvel that their little hearts desired.

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Until one day their father moved the family to Texas where there was nary a Carvel.  The two little girls suddenly found themselves without (list favs) (m's fav and j's vav)

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And here's the most tragic part of our tale for these two little girls:  NO FUDGIE THE WHALE BIRTHDAY CAKES!!!!

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(And no Cookie Puss either!)

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HORROR of horrors!

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The father tried to appease his two little girls with *gag* Dairy Queen, but puleeeeezzzzz!  These two little girls had developed Carvel palates, and there was no substitute!

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Luckily, the two little girls' relatives still lived in New York.  Each summer, the two little girls returned to the Motherland to visit their beloved uncle et al and partake in numerous trips to their favorite ice cream shoppe to gorge themselves on soft serve.

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Their most fond Carvel memory resides in the summer of 1985

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This New York tradition has continued for 30+ years.  Sometimes, these two grown women get lucky and score a bonus Carvel at an airport.  (Phoenix, orlando, etc.

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But most often, they enjoy the nostalgic creaminess when they return to New York.  They have been successful at making converts of the younger generation.

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c and c photo

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August 2012

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who now enjoys choco crunchies.  J sometimes gets crazy and orders

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