December 5, 2007
You Know You Want To….
I had a couple of things I wanted to blog about, but true to form, I’m going to go with the silly. Surprise!
Tis the season to over-indulge. There’s always one or two things that you know you shouldn’t do, eat, drink, during the holidays, that you inevitably… do, eat, drink.
And then some. 
I’ve gotten the crazy spending under wraps, at this point in my life, and my friends and family, you sort of have all the gewgaws and gadgets you want or need. Not that we’re affluent, just that you realize stuff is well, stuff. Takes up space, gets dusty, cost money, just ‘another-one-of’, ‘more’, stuff.
Also, I don’t wait till Dec 20-24th to do my shopping and/or send out my cards anymore. (Yes, folks, the crazy woman inevitably running for the till at 4:45pm on Dec 24th was me.)
But here’s one habit I can’t quit: I love me some Turtles. Those holiday boxes of 90000 bite sized pieces of delicious nougat, caramel and chopped nuts, covered in milk chocolate? I can polish off a box in a matter of hours. Like this past weekend fer instance– which marked my inaugural gorging. ::blushing::
I should feel bad. (I do). And yet, I know that before the holidays are over I’ll do it again…. (and again). Besides, around here, they’re only available during this season.
So what’s your Xmas overindulgence? Chocolates? Egg Nogg? Fuitcake? (co’mon now, the supermarkets wouldn’t stock those sweet, sweet, fruit-filled, door-stoppers if they didn’t sell). Have a secret passion for those cute battery operated dancing stuff toys? Do you need a 12 Step to get through the holidays without your glue gun? Co’mon, fess up.
OMG htey have these chocolate orange things……htey’re acutally shaped like an orange and you slam it on the counter to break it up and then you eat the slices….two of my faves in one……who can resist? (and BTW I LOVE Turtles too )
As of yesterday? DVDs and books. Lot’s of them. I’ve already got too many movies as it is, but I can’t seem to resist buying them.
OMGosh mine is all the holiday “limited time” flavored items. I have chocolate cherry dr pepper, two diff flavors of coffee creamers, I will buy the bags o holiday kisses…I am a sucker for “limited time”!
I still haven’t found pomegrante 7-up yet, but I’m watching for it!
Cece, I really like those orange chocolate things too. But I can resist them. Turtles on the other hand…
Tanya, ditto with the DVDs! We have waaaay to much. I’ve kinda got the book buying under control (although ‘control’ never lasts). But with the kid in college and planning to go on to university I got to save up those pennies, so I’m back at the library on a regular basis. But DVDS? Especially the season’s episodes of favourite shows? Lov’em! And the stores always have great prices and collections at this time of year.
Dennie. lol. I am so a sucker for the limited holiday special items. There’s pomegrante 7-up? I’m a sucker for raspberry ginger-ale, myself. And starbucks is going to kill me with their peppermint mocha lattes and pumpkin spice ones.
No wonder we pack on the pounds over the holidays!
Oh, and I just remember another weakness. Flannel pj’s with all the seasonal prints on them (snowmen, santa, snowflakes, etc) seems I always pick up another 1/2 dozen of the suckers every single winter.
I didn’t know you were coming today!
(Time for a few days off, lol…)
Cashews.
Huge, large, salty cashews.
You see a lot of them in gift tins this time of year.
Love cashews.
KILL for a good batch of hot, fresh, salty cashews.
And
WELCOME TO THE CHICAS!!!!
LMAO Raine! You sureabout those Cashews?
My fave holiday treat is teh Easter Lifesavers! And hav eyou tried the White Mocha Peppermint Lattes? OMG they are better than the Mocha ones!
This is the only time of the year that I bake. (I make my own turtles). Chocolate fudge, peanutbutter fudge, etc. I made a batch of stuff to send to Jill Shalvis last year, but I ate it all.
The only thing I bake that I don’t eat is sugar cookies. Can’t stand them, but love the dough - so if I can get past the dough I’m doing fine. I’m about to get started for this year, so there goes that 30 lbs. I just lost. 
Oh, and Raine - I just finished a can of cashews. Love them.
Raine, somehow I’m not surprised a Nut likes nuts. …
But you bring back memories of peanuts that the street vendors used to sell in the small brown paper bag. The vendor would be roasting them right there on the street in the shell and they were so good and warm. Same with chestnuts.
And, thank you for the welcome.
They have white chocolate peppermint lattes?
I know what I’m getting on my break tomorrow morning.
Bailey, you can’t tell me stuff like that. I cannot know that i can make my own Turtles. Just think of the potential size of my ass.
LOL @ eating the fudge. lol.
It’s reaaaaaaal simple Vanessa
I either get the Whitman’s Sampler of the Hershey’s Pot of Gold. I only let myself buy one box of chocolate for the holidays or I would definitely overindulge.
If only I had your fortitude, Jane.
On the other hand, the Turtles are the only food/drink that I do indulge in during the holidays, so I don’t feel too badly.
Turtles don’t appeal to me because I can’t eat pecans. So, I’m safe there. However, I’m with Bailey on the fudge. However, my weakness is chocolate-peanut butter. I’ve already finished off a batch, pretty much by myself, since Thanksgiving. Sad, sad…
Bailey, I like sugar cookies, but only after they’ve been frosted!
Hey Lyn, they have Turtles with cashews and dark chocolate as well.
I’m just sayin’.