seasonal appreciation
dark chocolate with a touch of sea salt or dark chocolate with chili. yes, well i just ate half a bar of the former. this comes with the seasonal ebb and tide of what i lovingly refer to as ‘the rollercoaster’. most of the time, i like chocolate but don’t feel any sort of strong craving or extreme need to eat it. but during this particular season, i become quite cliche and find myself standing in the sweets aisle of walgreens, arming for the impending ride, along with the other necessary supplies.
being in the throes of such a periodic craving got me thinking about other episodic treats. fall is officially upon is, so now all the pumpkin flavored muffins and lattes and spiced apple whatnots are making their way back onto menus all over the area. even the air fresheners at work have been converted to a quite ‘autumnal’ scent. cinnamon brooms are on display at Publix and the doors of mine and my coworkers’ offices are decorated with spiders, witches, orange leaves, black mylar tinsel, and scarecrows. soon, it will be time to scarf candy corn and sickly sweet orange pumpkins, popcorn balls, and gummy body parts while scaring costume clad treat seekers.
then comes the marathon of eating that accompanies thanksgiving and christmas. we bake cookies, roast turkeys, make stuffing and squashes and savory stuffed mushrooms. foods and traditions i look forward to year round, yet if i had access to them year round, would they mean as much to me?
i frequently say i wish we had christmas decorations up throughout the year. not specifically christmas, per se, but lights and decorations and pretties bedazzling each home and outfit, changing with the seasons or holidays. but would they be as special as those twinkly lights that get strung up as the air gets cooler and natures settles in for her yearly nap? when somehow, our spirit of giving activates and we reach out to others in a sharing spirit of comradery? (ok, so that benevolent spirit would definitely be appreciated year round - we won’t argue that fact)
i think i’ll stick to my annual treats and festivities - thy give me something not only to look forward to, but to cherish during their presence. even my chocolate craving.
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