Why do I always do it!?!Every Easter I go to the store and buy candy for the kids Easter basket/bucket, and EVERY time I get WAY too much stuff.
Like they need it!
A couple of weeks ago I saw these cute chocolate bunnies. I bought 3 of them... one each for Jon, Devon and Heaven. I also picked up bags of Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs, Twix Bars and Hershey's Cookies & Cream. I ate some of the Twix bars, some of the Cookies & Creams. Just one, or two wouldn't hurt, would it?
The Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs..... I could not resist! I ate one.... then 2... then.....before I knew it, I had eaten them... ALL~!!!~ All by myself.
In my own defense it did take over a week.
OK. I'm addicted to chocolate! I admit it!
Last night I went into the store to pick up a couple of things I needed... bread, hair color... well, you know. Then I realized I would not have another opportunity to get to the store, without Heaven, to get the rest of their candy... so I picked up Jelly Beans, Sweet Tart Bunnies & Chicks, more Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs... a LOT more. Cadberry Cream Eggs, M & M's...
When I went to the check-out I was hit with... sticker shock.... My purchase was over $100!!! Besides the candy I had bought a loaf of bread and 3 personal items.... that left nearly $70 in C.A.N.D.Y! And I didn't have the presence of mind to put any of it back. Now mind you I already purchased the chocolate bunnies & 3 bags of candy 2 weeks ago. Yet I just paid the bill and carried it out.
Can one ethically take back bags of candy? Would they question if it was safe? Would they think I had tampered with it? How foolish would one be to say... "Uh, I... spent too much money on... candy."
It is some sort of compulsive urge that compels me to do this... every year. I know the kids don't need all that candy... and neither do I. Yet I continue to do it.
Of course I won't give them all of it... for Easter anyway. Theoretically I will put some back to save for another time..... but you know who will invariably eat it, don't you? The kids won't be here often enough and just knowing it is there will draw me to it.
For the life of me I don't know why I can't just let Easter be Easter. After all, it is not about candy. Just as it is not about Easter egg hunts or Easter bonnets... which I NEVER buy.
Just as Christmas is not about the gifts we give each other, it is about the birth of our Savior, Jesus.
Easter is about the Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I believe whole heartily in His Crucifixion and Resurrection. So is it the Devil who does this to me.... Do I blame it on him... and not take responsibility for my own actions?
Well, he may have had a part in my chocolate addiction, but I don't think I can rest the blame on him alone. I knew what I was doing... now how do I undo it?
First I need to make up their baskets and put them away where I will not see them until Easter Sunday. And maybe put the rest in the freezer and hopefully out of my mind.
Happy Easter!
Don't eat too much chocolate!
Gee, I hope you aren't Diabetic !!!
ReplyDeleteI do not care much for chocolate. My passion is homemade bread and rolls. It does the same thing-candy does.
I bought a bag of M&M's about 3 weeks ago and they are still in the drawer.
Please don't eat it all at once. LOL
Happy Easter
Hugs~~~Leslie
Fun-knee, but then I understand on the chocolate! Oh, it's just fun sharing the goods, yeah?!! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteBread does the same as chocolate to ya? Ok Leslie if you say so... but I can spend hours in the bread isle and never touch the stuff. LOL
ReplyDeleteYup. Joy... I dun overdosed!!! Maybe that's why I've had the head hang-ovr today? And I thought it was my sinus givin' me fits. Whoa! I'm gonna try and take it is small doses... Heaven was here all day so we did indulge just a tad. Love ya all.