Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.


I really have only one "Not Me" to share this week -- but believe me -- it's a doozy! There's a little backstory here....

A few months ago, a friend of mine invited me to one of those infamous ladies-only parties. I really didn't want to go, but I thought -- ok, it's time to add the "Va" back in the "Va-Voom" - so I went.

It was one of those typical parties -- lots of sweet snacks, too much wine, lots of giggling, and the discreet ordering system. I love how the hostess of the party has everything set up in a back room of her home - usually a guest bedroom or home office. This particular discreet ordering room consisted of eyelet bedspreads, lace curtains, and religious artifacts spread throughout the room. Nothing screams virginal and chastity more than the Sacred Heart of Jesus looking down on you as you decide between the strawberry- or mint-flavored love balm.

In the end, I gave in to the temptation and purchased a small jar of "Love Chocolate" and a few other choice marital aids. I got home that night and put my goodies away - waiting for the right evening. Fast forward three months later.....we've had sick kids, sick dogs, weeks of late nights of working, vacation, and many other life bumps that put a major kink into planning an evening of romance. The marital aids are still wrapped and unused.....until late Thursday night.....

I had a major craving for something sweet - and the healthy fruit snacks just weren't cutting it. In my desperate attempt for a chocolate fix, I did not remember that I had purchased a martial aid of the chocolate pursuasion. I did not search the house, trying to remember where I stashed that small jar of "Love Chocolate". Once found, in the kitchen cabinet where I keep my baking supplies, I did not scoop out a spoonful, scarf it down, and then figure that all's lost anyway - and pour the rest of the jar over the healthy fruit snack that I piled into a small cereal bowl. (It was a small jar....)

Once consumed, I did not rinse out the jar and hide it in the bottom of the recycling bin so that my Marine wouldn't think 1) that I was having an affair or 2) that nothing, absolutely, nothing can come between me and a chocolate fix!

(Hanging my head in shame while licking the last drops of chocolate from my spoon......)



And don't forget about the scrapbooking giveaway that I'm doing! You can enter up until July 10th - at which time a lucky winner will be chosen to receive a box of scrapbooking supplies! All you need to do is go to my previous post about scrapbooking and leave a comment. That's it!