It was my youngest daughter’s 20th birthday recently. The Facebook birthday reminder (not that I needed one — I’m pretty good at remembering things like that) noted the following:
[Your daughter’s] 20th birthday is today.
Give her Jamba Juice
[Your daughter] likes Jamba Juice
Well, she does like Jamba Juice. Who doesn’t? I have fond memories of stopping by there to pick up a bunch of Smoothies at their ballet studio on Saturdays when they were rehearsing for shows like the Nutcracker. So I sent her a note that said, “Maybe you should get a Jamba juice? That suggestion had no effect on me whatsoever.”
The next day Facebook had this message in the birthday reminder section:
Reminders
[Your daughter’s] 20th birthday was yesterday.
Give her Jamba Juice for her birthday
[Your daughter] likes Jamba Juice.
So I sent another note that said, “LOL – and they are still reminding me today! OK, OK, I’ll buy you a Jamba Juice! Tomorrow they’ll probably have one that says “[Your daughter’s] 20th birthday was two days ago . . .”
You know where this is going, right?
Yep. The message on the next day:
[Your daughter’s] 20th birthday was 2 days ago.
Give her Jamba Juice for her birthday
[Your daughter] likes Jamba Juice.
I’m pretty sure that tomorrow’s message will say, “[Your daughter’s] birthday was 3 days ago and you still haven’t given her a Jamba Juice. What are you, a deadbeat dad? Now give her a Jamba Juice like we told you!” Or possibly, “[Your daughter’s] birthday is 362 days from now. Give her a Jamba Juice.”
I’ll let you know if/when this ends.
P.S. To Facebook: I like Jamba Juice, too. Please remind people of that on my next birthday.
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Bonus section: Speaking of smoothies, I’m sure you are all interested in my latest recipe. I decided to add beets. Well, not multiple beets, or even a whole beet. Just part of a beet (a whole one had a little too much flavor).
- Milk or green tea
- Carrots
- Spinach
- Beet
- Banana
- 2 types of frozen fruit (apples, blueberries, peaches, etc.)
- Protein powder
- Oatmeal
I drink half in the afternoon as a snack and half for First Breakfast each morning.
Eternity Matters 
Like all good things, that sounds disgusting. But then, I live in a house of fruit haters who gag while I eat avocado straight from the shell. I’m sure the smoothy is quite tasty in reality, but not sure I could handle that much nutrition all at once.
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That’s why I make those. They are a utilitarian solution. I don’t expect to see them on the Jamba Juice menu, but they really don’t taste bad. In their raw form the carrots and spinach don’t have a strong flavor. But I literally gag at the thought of eating cooked vegetables. This is my way to sneak veggies into my body. I love fruit, but this is just an efficient way to get it and to balance things out!
P.S. Mmmmmm . . . avocados. I think of those as healthy fats. But we got a little spoiled when we visited Kenya and had fresh ones every day. The ones we get here are good but not quite the same.
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I believe there is a link for you to click to order Jamba Juice in the notification. It may not stop until you order one for her.
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Never heard of Jamba Juice, and I don’t do Smoothies.
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I never heard of Jamba Juice either. I guess we live in the wrong part of the country, or maybe we are just too old.
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Sorry … the recipe doesn’t sound appealing to me. My mother told me, “If you can’t drink something nice, don’t drink anything at all.” Or something like that.
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If you are adding beets to your smoothies, then are you going to start quoting Dwight Schrute? 🙂
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Ha! Yes. My wife sent the girls a text with a picture of me holding the beets and this caption: “Bears. Beats. Battlestar Galactica. (Fresh from Schrute farms or possibly Kroger. )”
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