The only thing better than Ben & Jerry's ice cream is FREE Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

Today, on the way back from lunch, Annie determined that this cold, blustery day was the perfect day for ice cream (huh?).  Turns out she was right.  We tried samples of all the new flavors:  Milk & Cookies, Pumpkin Cheesecake, and Hannah Teter's Maple Blondie.  They were all so good.  The maple ice cream, named after snowboarder Hanna Teter, has a maple caramel swirl and blond brownie chunks.  Annie was sold on that one.  I went for a scoop of "Half Baked," a low-fat mix of vanilla and chocolate yogurts with pieces of cookie dough and brownie bits. 

We paused long enough to take a picture, but our scoops were not long for this world.

But most importantly: FREE SCOOP DAY IS MARCH 23.  Extra bonus: The first guest scooper at the Ben & Jerry's at Seaport Village will be none other than San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders!