Peeps!

'tis the season! I LOVE PEEPS!! And I am SO excited to have some on Sunday. I follow my Dad's lead and say the staler the better. So, best to open as soon as you bring them home. Did you know how many colors of Peeps there are now? Did you also know that they have dark chocolate dipped peeps? My mouth is watering. I also saw these fabulous looking cupcakes on Pinterest.....LOVE!!!!

This year I have tried to be intentional towards the tradition of fasting for Lent. I feel it has been such a great way to be aware of the season and remembering why we celebrate Easter in the first place. There is nothing that we can do that can even compare to the love God has for us and the suffering Jesus went through for us. Ultimately, choosing something to fast from for 40 days and having meatless Fridays, is so minuscule... yet, can seem so hard at times, and yet so worth it to say a little Thank You to Our Savior.
So....I gave up candy and fast food. Not because I have so much of it all the time, but because I have it without thinking about it. It's mindless, so I was trying to bring attention to that. It also gave me reason to pause, be mindful, think of and thank Jesus more often. So worth it of course. But, man do I miss the candy! I shouldn't even admit to it. I'm trained professionally to be against candy and all it can do to your mouth. But, you wouldn't believe all the candy that goes through my office. It's crazy...and a little scary at times.
So, yesterday, I bought our Easter candy. I may have gone a little overboard. Definitely peeps and my #1 candy - Jelly Beans! The real ones, preferably Brach's. Not Starburst or Jolly Rancher or spiced, while also delicious, I prefer mine to be Plain Jelly Bird Eggs. Even the black ones. And to all the haters of black jelly beans...did you realize that is the only flavor to be sold seperately by the bagful?


Mmmmm...So excited for Sunday.