For as long as I can remember, my mom has had a secret stash of dark chocolate tucked away in one of the drawers in my parent's house. If it's a Christmas present or Birthday gift or even something for Mother's Day, I always know I have go-to option with dark chocolate for her and she always acts as if she won the lottery when she sees she has more chocolate to add to her hidden treasure chest.
Of ALL things, I am not a huge fan of things "sweet". I never have been. My mom has always been confused by this trait and has questioned my true identity as that clearly did not come from her. My husband is baffled by it also. It is very common for me to bake a chocolate cake with cream cheese icing (because it sounds so good) but I will eat one slice and be perfectly fine to not eat any more cake for another month. This past year - oh my goodness, I'm really going to admit this - I had my very first "HOT" Krispy Kreme Donut (with my mom..of course.) It was delicious! I tried to eat another one..but nope, I maxed out on my sweet-meter and couldn't do it. What is wrong with me!?
During both of my pregnancies, I ate more sweets in those 18 months than I probably have my whole life! My husband thought he died and went to Heaven. My sweet craving only lasted during the pregnancies though. Once both the kids were born, I went back to my old ways.
Then, out of the blue, I was grocery shopping by myself and saw B1G1 Snickers bars. It was that moment that I took the plunge and bought TWO. Practically every.single.week. since then, I buy more and more and more and before I knew it, I had my very own secret stash! It's wonderful too because right about this time in the afternoons - you know the time, when the kids are down for a nap or "quiet time" and you can get a few things done on your own.. That's when I head to my little secret stash and chow down on a fully satisfying Snickers bar. Oh man. Life is good!
I'm pretty sure my mom's secret stash started after she had kid's too. I mean, why else would you need to hide it!?
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