Yesterday I was sad because we had no good sweets in the house. I was prowling hopelessly in the pantry and I found, if you can believe it, chocolate RICE CAKES. It was like being mocked.
Today I remembered something I wanted to bring with me the next time I went to my brother’s house, so I went to get it while I was thinking about it. It was in the box marked Stocking Stuffers, which I keep in the closet all year: it’s common for me to see some little trinkety things on clearance in, say, February, and need a place to keep them so I won’t forget about them by December.
Anyway, I got out the box and opened it—and you should picture a light like the glow of gold and gemstones shining on my face, like when someone opens a pirate’s treasure chest. Inside was a whole bag of Reese’s peanut butter cups, a whole bag of mini Twix bars, a whole bag of peanut M&Ms, and a whole bag of Hershey Kisses. When I saw them I remembered: I’d accidentally wayyyyyy overbought for stockings at Christmastime, so I’d just shoved all the extra candy back into the box until I could deal with it later. Then we had so much candy over Christmas, I didn’t even THINK about needing or looking for candy. Then it was Valentine’s Day, and See’s did a free shipping deal. Then it was Easter, my favorite of all the candy holidays. And so here we are: Christmas in May.
This is the food equivalent of finding money in your spring/summer purse that you left there last spring/summer. This is better. Because I will have to go to the store to turn that money into a delicious treat. And I am stuck under a sleeping 13 month old. All we have left in the house are gummies.
I kind of regret the day that I realized the chocolate chips I keep in the freezer for baking were an afternoon sugar option. It seemed like a very good day at the time, though.
BRB, digging through all my cupboards and closets. In desperate need of chocolate today.
Sincere congratulations. And I’m jealous.
I heard the sound like angels singing as I imagined the look and glow on your face. :-)
Awww, aren’t those surprises that you leave for yourself just the best? Totally make the whole day better.
At the end of the second paragraph I was already envisioning the treasure-chest glow as you opened the box. It was the only happy conclusion to the story. I’m very happy you found a treat; those types of surprises are the very best kind.
Dammit. There’s no chocolate here. But congrats to you for having found some.
Your posts make me happy. Last August I was cleaning out the bins over my fridge and found an entire Target bag full of unopened Easter candy. Best. Day. Ever.
I just found a 2-year-old box of Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies hidden in a bag in my bedroom closet. In the interest of science, I tasted them. Still good!
I laughed out loud about the light and then my mouth watered a little. Which is funny, because normally my treasure box would be full of Doritos and Lay’s Potato Chips – I’m more of a salty girl.
People there’s an easy solution to this problem. Every time I go to the grocery store I buy two candy bars at the checkout. Then I hide them in my secret place. I’m never hard up for chocolate :)
I’m both happy for you and jealous. I’d kill for a chocolate fix right now! I can just imagine the glow flowing out of the box and bathing you in it’s wonderful light, lol.
That is an awesome find!
Once, when I was in my early 20s and living beyond my means (which involved living in a very trendy neighborhood and drinking every weekend, so definitely a good long-term use of money), I got my winter coat out of the closet for the first time in a year, and scoured the pockets looking for forgotten money. I did not find any money, but I did find five tampons, and let me tell you, at that stage of my life, that was pretty sweet, too.
Could you please tell me where in my house that bag is because CANDY!!