Thursday, March 17, 2011

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!









3 comments:

  1. I love that he is so excited about Kinder eggs! I'd never heard of them before being stationed in Italy, either, so don't feel too bad! LOL

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