Chocolate

I am ALMOST done with an actual post, but I keep falling asleep at night before I can finish. So, until I get back to the computer tomorrow, here are two quick things I think you should know:

1)You should most DEFINITELY join the Godiva Rewards Club. It is free to join. I knew among the benefits of being a card-holder was a free piece of chocolate every month. And since we have stores in a few of the malls I frequent, I thought this could be kind of cool. Still, I figured it meant that they would dictate what kind of candy I got. Read: whatever seasonal/unpopular flavor is tied to a certain month is what gets handed to you.

But I was wrong!

When I went into the store last week during a family shopping extravaganza, I told the clerk that I was using my rewards card. I figured she'd dump a pumpkin truffle into a bag and call it good. She just stared at me, waiting, so I thought I mightn't look so cheap (ha ha) if I actually purchased a single piece of candy. So I asked her for a mint medallion (which isn't what I wanted at all, but since it was just a cover, I was going for inexpensive). She picked it up, swiped my card, and said, 'you're good to go.'

And that was when it hit me: I could have asked for ANY PIECE OF CANDY. It sort of broke my heart that I'd wasted my inaugural piece on a mint medallion. I mean, there are hazelnut oysters to be had! But still, I couldn't get over how cool it was.

"Chris, I can walk into Godiva once a month and get whatever kind of candy I want. For free.' Since each truffle runs at least a few bucks, and since all I ever want is one anyway, I thought this was really something.

And now I've written five paragraphs about it, which is something else entirely. And my mom is going to tell me I'm crazy for writing a page about chocolate when I could've used this time to finish a meaningful post.

Still. It's kind of cool and you're kind of glad you know...right? ;)

Godiva has some smart marketing people at work. Though maybe it's not that smart if I never do anything but take free candy. Will they kick me out of the club? Chris thinks its likely.

Have you joined yet? Chocolate awaits!

*I am not getting kick-backs from them. I just have a 'not-so-easily-suppressed' QVC saleswoman at my core.

And the other thing:
My baby is TWO! She was so cute on her birthday. OH, she was so cute. When Chris went to get her out of her crib that morning, the first thing she said was, 'BIRTHDAY!' Amazing how they remember. We had cupcakes and presents with family(someday I will be organized enough to do a friend birthday) and watched her expertly blow out her candles. (She'd been practicing all week. I'd be in the kitchen and hear her sing the whole happy birthday song to herself, then pretend to blow out fake candles. What's that they say about little pitchers?) It was a fabulous day and I just can't believe what a joy little E has been these past two years.

Here she is eating her cupcake. Surprisingly, she was very dainty about it!