CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Northeast Ohioans have had a love affair with Lawson's chip dip for 77 years.

Although the Lawson's stores we were familiar with are gone, thankfully the company, as of 2003, is owned by Circle K and they kept Lawson's products on the shelves. (Whew.)

March 23 is technically National Chip and Dip Day, but in Cleveland it has special meaning. Sure ... we could have corn chips and guac or spinach dip, or Fritos with bean dip ... but really the only way to celebrate in Northeast Ohio is with a big bag of potato chips and creamy Lawson's chip dip. So get out your favorite chip 'n' dip and eat Lawson's for dinner. (We've all done it before.)

AN ODE TO LAWSON'S CHIP DIP:

Thank you Lawson's chip dip, for getting us through breakups, watching sports on TV, boring parties and long hours of waiting before dinner is served. We can't refuse your creamy onion-y contribution to our snacking, despite how many calories we consume. We know your suggested serving size is two tablespoons, but we can't help but eat every drop of you after we peel back your lid.

Editor's note: A special thank you goes out to all the chips, pretzels, crudite and the occasional baked potato for being there when we need vehicles for our Lawson's chip dip.

Here's a map to get you to your nearest Circle K store to buy the best chip dip ever created.