In an infinite universe, there are many mysteries. Fortunes and lifetimes have been exhausted searching for answers that lurk just beyond our imaginations. This morning I stand in awe, as witness to an absolute truth.
It takes a family of four less than two weeks to consume an entire POUND of handmade gingerbread flavored caramel.
I know. Life changing isn't it? Take a moment to digest the magnitude of it. I'll wait.
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The candy in question was intended as a treat for my customers, to tuck in with orders during the holiday season. Obviously that ain't gonna happen folks. My first mistake was ordering so much so soon. What was I thinking?? My husbands face shone with pure joy as he announced that "the candy is here!" The whole family crowded around as we ripped it open, like the scene in A Christmas Story when the crate containing the fathers major award arrives. Packing peanuts flew. Oohhs and ahhs floated wordlessly through the air. We all gleefully enjoyed our one allotted caramel before I closed the box and put it away until November, when I would begin to include them in my outgoing packages.
This is when the miracle occured.
Somehow, in the span of two weeks, that box was completely emptied of its precious contents. This happened silently, in the night apparently, since I'm certain that I didn't eat that many.
So thank you Bethany , for those amazing caramels, a yummy two weeks, and for the endless, gingerbread burning cardio sessions that are now in my immediate future.
Om.
