I just might have the best clients ever....

I love getting surprises in the post and the holidays are typically the best time for such things. This year has been the best ever (at least from a chocolate standpoint). We received a banner number of cards and notes (though have not yet sent our own....very pathetic). We received the usual bit of Harry and David, fruit, fruitcake and passable chocolates...BUT THEN....

I have a lovely client in Chicago who sent me a wonderful box of Fannie May chocolates (currently on sale and I will vouch for them.). The company has been making chocolate in the Chicago area for about 85 years and makes some wonderful things. This would have been treat enough...AND YET...

A few days later we received this quite remarkable box of Godiva's "G Collection". The flavors include Lemon Drop, Tart Raspberry, Bananas Foster, Apple Pie, Tahitian 

Vanilla, P.B. & Jam, Salted Caramel, Caramel Macchiato, Wild Bolivian Dark Chocolate, Mexican Hot Cocoa (with ancho pepper). Suz and I are being very selfish and not sharing this box with the kids at all . We are splitting each one...except the raspberry, for as good as it appears, the whole anaphylactic thing is so tedious... 
 
Oh, and I got a Toblerone the size of a small dog in my stocking. Needless to say, this is all helping my diet and weight-loss program enormously...

On that note, we will be bringing another dozen of Simply Divine's amazing brownies to the SF ABAA book fair. WooHoo.

Finally, to top off my warm/fuzzy feelings towards my clients, I have received a number of cards and emails saying genuinely lovely things. At a time when the economy appears so shaking, winter is upon us and things are just generally dicey on many fronts...having one's client's go out of their way say thanks, etc is just...well...one more reason I love doing the things I do. Here's to a great new year...I'll do my best to keep you all amused and shelving things that bring you pleasure...