Dove Dark Promises, how I love thee. Thou art so much creamier and tastier than thy nearest supermarket rival, Hershey's Special Dark. Thy creator has seen fit to package you in seasonal splendor, with little notes on the inside of the pretty foil wrappers. Thy inspirational messages for the fall season, however, leave something to be desired. Is it just me?
"Take a walk through frosty grass leaving footprints."
OUCH.
"Watch the harvest moon rise."
Would that be before or after I've made dinner, cleaned up from it, and helped get two tiny people into bed?
"Get lost walking in a corn maze."
Why exactly would I want to do that? Am I assured of having sustenance besides the corn with me in case I really get lost? Will someone come find me and lead me out?
"The wind tells a story, listen."
Great. I'm going to let the wind respond to my preschooler's demands for a fourth and fifth bedtime story tonight, then.
"Dance under the Harvest Moon."
The same one I missed rising, right? My neighbors will have me committed.
"Press your favorite leaves inside a book."
So they can crumble and be aspirated by my eight-month-old, no doubt. But good form - we'll come back to this in a few years' time.
"Sit around a bonfire and watch the stars."
If I build a bonfire in our neighborhood, I will be more than committed. I believe the term is "jailed."
"Count the stars."
Are you fracking kidding me?!
"Take yourself and a book out to lunch."
Now this I can do.
3 comments:
I like to think that this post means that you have now, in fact, eaten 9 of those Doves. I hope so. Dark chocolate is good for you. Throw in a glass of red wine, and it's almost like having a salad.
I perhaps neglected to mention that I encountered each of these sentiments a few times as I scarfed down the whole bag behind my closed office door. Share? HA!
There's a good message:
"Take time to hoarde your halloween bounty before the goblins get it"
My logic: chocolate comes from a bean- it's a vegetable! Or a legume like soy. Isn't soy good for you? And cetainly there are benefits to dairy! It's practically a meal.
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