Happy Easter!
I've always loved Easter. You get such great candy on Easter. Chocolate bunnies and Peeps were always the stars of the show for me. Anything with chocolate and marshmallow were also welcome. Everything else was apt to be ignored (I'd had some bad luck with jelly beans early on so I avoided them for years). Easter was the one day of the year when you were guaranteed good candy (you never knew what you would get on Halloween).

Somehow I didn't get any chocolate for Easter this year. I kind of expected at least a small Anthony Thomas chocolate bunny and a Peep or three, but there was no basket in the offing. And, strangely, I really didn't mind. I have a lot of chocolate in my life already so it really isn't a big deal. I got to spend some quality time with my family and my rabbit so it was all good. Not to mention tomorrow is the biggest shopping day of the year.

Oh, yes. Forget the day after Thanksgiving. That's the worst shopping day of the year. The day after Easter, however, is magic. As a kid the concept of getting all this Easter candy I had been seeing in the store for weeks at half-price was like some kind of crazy dream come true. I still get that feeling. Even if I'm only taking home some Peeps and chocolate covered marshmallow eggs I love it. Reminds me of when I was a kid. It's a great thing. I highly recommend it. Seriously, what is better than half-price chocolate (and marshmallow critters)?

Happy Easter! Eat some chocolate.