Co-worker Tyler came over to my desk to talk this afternoon to chat a little bit, and halfway through a thought he was expressing to me, he walked away, going into the chief-of-staff's office/kitchen.
My eyes stayed on the spot where he had just been standing, a little perplexed by sudden emptiness that spot now seemed inhabited by.
A few seconds later, I hear a quick apology for just walking away like that, and I responded that I was used to him pulling stuff like that on me. His laughter just confirmed that this happens often enough between us that I'm pretty used to it by now.
But he made up for his hasty departure with a nice treat - a surprise kiss!
A Hershey macadamia nut chocolate kiss, that is.
And what a kiss it was.
T had hidden his bag of these tasty treats in the freezer earlier in the day, then remembered they were there while he was talking to me, and he was kind enough to share one with me (T and I are good snack sharers - we were fruit snack buddies on our staff retreat, and we've been treat bonded ever since).
According to legend (aka T's explanation), a friend of his had gone to Hawaii and brought a bag of these yummy delicacies back for him. Apparently, they're only sold in Hawaii, so the fact that I had just popped in my mouth a piece of chocolate that had flown through 5 time zones to get to my stomach just sweetened the smooth milk chocolate bite. And the small piece of macadamia nut that sits in each chocolate kiss was just perfect for my taste.
All of this to say that when I'm back from St. Louis this weekend, I'm planning my Hawaii vacation so I can go and get a few bags of Hershey macadamia nut kisses for myself.
Because getting some kisses in Hawaii just sounds too fun to pass up, doesn't it?
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