With the different “national” days taking place today, you could celebrate each one and have yourself a meal that includes main course, dessert, and a beverage. Because I have a feeling you are dying to know my thoughts on each one, I thought I would briefly oblige…

National Fajita Day – Are you the person who likes to be the center of attention at a Mexican restaurant? Well, not only do you most likely say it is your birthday so you can wear a giant sombrero while the wait staff sings to you, but you probably also order a certain entrée. Yep, you get the fajitas every single time! Because what better way to have an entire restaurant look at you short of wearing a flashing sign that says “look at me”? I admit it, my eyes follow the skillet of sizzling, steaming fajitas to whatever table the stressed servers are bringing it to. But the fajita intrigue ends at the visual level for me; I prefer a classic burrito any day.

National Ice Cream Pie Day – This is truly a day for my family to celebrate! I have probably mentioned my mom’s famous ice cream pie no less than 20 times throughout the life of this blog. I went as far as to write an entire post about it and I named it my #2 all-time favorite dessert. With a chocolate brownie crust base, it is layered with premium ice cream and topped with candy, sprinkles, and chocolate sauce. Growing up on our birthdays, my mom would let us choose which ice cream she layered the pie with. Allow the ice cream to melt in your mouth while savoring the chewy crust.

Me holding one of my mom’s delicious ice cream pies.

National Pinot Noir Day – Water for me, please. Wine has always been a hard pass for me. In fact, wine isn’t a favorite of Sid’s either. Need evidence? Come to our house and see the bottles of wine that we have been given but not opened. I enjoy a beer and will even accept a mixed drink on a rare occasion but wine isn’t my thing.

I enjoy a Total Wine gift card but I don’t use it on wine. 😉

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So go ahead, you have an excuse to indulge in something spicy, sweet, or rich. Don’t Blink.