Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Chocolate Shop

Creamy, dreamy, sweet, delightful, decadent, sinful, melt in your mouth, smile on your face,
     sigh of pleasure.....................................

CHOCOLATE.

At a nearby mall, there is a Godiva Chocolate Shop.

Whenever I visit, I am always sure to stop by and pick up my free "sample of the month".

I happened to be at the mall with my son, yesterday (Valentine's Day), 
     and it was ESPECIALLY tempting to do so.   


In my mind (in my dreams, in my fantasies),
     I was there for the chocolate covered strawberries
          - a favorite of mine and my kids.  

But, there was a forty-five minute wait, AND a waiting list for those juicy red fruits,
so I went with Plan B -
     create a box of chocolates from the mouth-watering selection,
enticingly displayed behind the glass.

Ohhhhhhh,  the choices.

As I waited for my turn, the gentleman before me carefully made his selections,
     pointing to this one, and that one; that one, and this.

It was just as enjoyable for me to be part of his moment, as it was for me to imagine my own.

     "THAT one is really good," I commented,
                                      when he chose the one with gooey, tart, key lime filling.

     "I'll have TWO of those, " he said,
                                      as he smiled and thanked me for my contribution. 


The sales clerk plucked each "chosen one" off the display shelves, and placed them in a gold box.

Then, he folded it shut (tucking them in), and tied it up with a perfectly red bow. 

My moment had arrived.  

     "We'll take this one, and that one;  that one, and this.  Three of these, and one of those. 
       The one with the nuts; the french vanilla. Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, solid, cream filled."

The sales clerk plucked each "chosen one" off the display shelves, and placed them in a gold box.

Then, he folded it shut (tucking them in), and tied it up with a perfectly red bow. 


With our box of chocolates in hand, my son and I walked away happy.    

And, I don't know about him, but for about fifteen joyful minutes,
  
      I felt like a kid in a candy shop.    











 


2 comments:

  1. As did I when I bought chocolate covered blueberries from Trader Joe's yesterday. I just keep telling myself that they're really good for you-just like chocolate covered strawberries.

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  2. I LOVE Trader Joe's chocolate covered blueberries : )

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