Things I Need On The Go

This past weekend, I spoke at a youth retreat in Xenia, OH. I took with me a friend, Chris, and we had a great time. On Saturday night, we had one of the best experiences of my life while we were searching to fill his craving for an Arizona Arnold Palmer Tea. Picture this, it's 10:30 at night and Bright Eyes is blaring through the speakers. The air is crisp and cool as winter peaks its head around the corner. We stop at Fulmers grocery store and find nothing but questioning stares mainly because Chris wears tight jeans, a shirt, and a scarf - not exactly the trend in clothing in Xenia (unfortunately Chris does not have a camouflaged scarf which would have built a bridge with the locals). We stopped at a convenience store/gas station and still nothing. After about 5 stops, one of which I picked up a box of 6 day old cream filled chocolate iced Krispy Kream doughnuts (by the way, bad idea to eat 3 with a Mt. Dew), we found the holy grail of beverage stores. As we turned the corner, there it was, as if a shaft of light was illuminating the entire lot. We had stumbled upon a drive through liquor store. It was a narrow building with a garage door on either side. We drove in and lowered our window as a man came up and asked us what we wanted. Chris asked for a Palmer and the man went to the cooler. Unfortunately, he came up empty and we were out of luck. But nothing could taint our experience. I drove out the other end the store and felt satisfied because I had just experienced the next evolutionary stage of convenience - beer on the go! Doesn't it just make sense? Imagine, I'm in a hurry, running late and I need something to drink. What can be done? Good news, just drive through the local drive-thru liquer store and get a cold one to go! Finally, a drive-thru liquor store is exactly what the modern drunk-on-the-go needs. Thank you America!