Chocolate it is.

As I have contemplated several serious topics I could blog about, such as Elijah's upcoming surgery, some personal goals I'm working on, or how my kids are awesome, I decided to spare you the soul-searching and get right to the important things in life.

I love chocolate.

This comes as somewhat of a revelation to me, since I grew up thinking I did not like chocolate. Turns out I don't really care for milk chocolate, but give me some 60-plus percent cocoa chocolate, and I can't stop myself. Add crispy orange peel and ginger, or dried cherries and chilies, or cayenne pepper and cinnamon, or chipotle pepper, sea salt, and popping candy!!!, and I am a goner.

So, Easter Bunny, pass on the Cadbury cream-filled eggs (yucky) and fill my basket with several bars of Dagoba Xocolatl and Chuao Firecracker (yummy).