As the title states, I LOVE CHOCOLATE! I'm so grateful I'm not allergic to it like my poor sister is! I'm allergic to alot of things though - work, haha. But good things too like fruits - apples, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines, cherries. Nuts- almonds, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts. Some of those I don't mind not being able to eat anymore, but others, like an apple. I miss them. You really don't know what you're missing until it's gone. Imagine, which is all I can do now, biting into a crisp, cold, red apple... that combination of sweet and tart. That delicious fragrance that fills your nose.
I lament about the past 20 years of not being able to indulge in that forbidden fruit. But dang! I'm not allergic to chocolate,and thank the Lord for that, hehe! It's Easter! A time of year of course made for chocolate. Yes, it is also a time when Christians all over the world recognize Jesus' sacrifice, giving up his life so that we can have everlasting life. Yeah, yeah, but it's also the time of year to celebrate all those bunnies, and chicks and eggs, and springtime, and CHOCOLATE!! What do eggs, bunnies etc have to do with Christ's death? Well nothing. But like all major holidays, Christian and pagan rituals were mixed together over the centuries so that today we can have a long weekend and a reason to buy more chocolate!
This time of year brings out the best of the best- Cadbury mini eggs. You used to only be able to get them at Easter, but now they bring them out for other occasions, like Christmas. I have already devoured a few bags before this weekend. My birthday falls upon this time of year, and when I was young, I would often get a chocolate bunny. I used to associate my birthday with bunnies. These days I buy more own chocolate and lately I've been consuming too many of Cadbury Assorted Mini Eggs. This amazing bag of goodness consists of eggs, all in mini form, the original cream egg, caramilk eggs, and milk and dark chocolate eggs. You put the bag in the freezer for a few hours and when they're nice and cold, you pop them in your mouth (only after you've removed the foil wrap and disposed of the evidence). mmmm... the only way to enjoy them.
I know, some of you snobs out there are thinking, Cadbury? Really? Not the bestest chocolate in the world. But really, isn't Easter the time of year for the cheapo chocolates?? Think back when you were a kid and you were lucky enough that your parents shelled out a few bucks for one of those bag-o-choco-bunny, the one with only .1% cocoa and 99.9% wax and other stuffs. You didn't care, you loved it! That's what Easter chocolate was all about! Am I right? I'm having one of those moments when I'm feeling sorry for inanimate things like cheapo choco bunnies. They can't help it that they're made of cheapo stuffs!
So go out there and support this holiday. Buy those mini eggs, and give those bunnies the home they deserve. There's nothing sadder than seeing those bunnies in the $.99 bin, but you can sure buy alot of them. Go buy your cheapo bunny- it needs you!
