thankful thursday...things that take you back

we were at the local bakery

and 

kenneth

exclaims

"look they have kinder eggs"

my first response

besides almost jumping out of my skin 

due to the fact

kenneth rarely gets excited

was

"oh that's nice honey"

followed by

"what's a kinder egg?"

well 

folks

you would have thought

i just told my husband

i killed his favorite dog

his heart was visibly broke

he almost shed a tear

then 

he stepped back with a look 

of shock 

and disbelief

and 

almost as loudly as he exclaimed the first time

he said

"you don't know what a kinder egg is?"

politely

realizing i'm treading on 

a delicate matter here

i responded

"no honey i am sorry 

i don't know what a kinder egg is"

i grew up 

in a town where we got crimson and creme slushes

and root beer with hot tamales

(trust me its fabulous!)

turns out

this is a kinder egg

turns out 

it was all the rage

during kenneth's youth in germany

but

they were at one time

illegal in the states!

chocolate illegal in the states

with our obesity rate!

can't be true!

i digress...

what's so special about this egg

that has cadbury running for the hills?

from the naked eye

nothing

it's an ordinary chocolate egg

but

what's this?

that doesn't look like creme filling to me!

a little plastic container

and 

inside

he was so excited!

a toy!!!

turns out the toy caused american kids to choke

enough kids choked that 

kinder eggs became illegal!

i guess the kids missed the plastic piece..thought it was creme filling.

after some assembly

and

some instructions

we had our first kinder toy

a little man

that you could

manipulate to

give a thumbs up

if you liked something

or 

a thumbs down

                                 

if something wasn't to your liking

but the best part 

was seeing kenneth's face

as 

we embarked on our kinder adventure

the kinder chocolate 

brought back 

found memories of childhood

that we often forget 

in the hustle and bustle of our days

and 

that my friends

is what i'm thankful for

look you can see his dimples!!

that's when you know he is really smiling!

love from aviano!