A Chocolate Lover's Heaven

 I love Fall, and yeah, yeah..everyone says that, but I truly do. I feel anew, and since I've never seen or experienced a real Fall (Hey! I'm from South Carolina, it's warm almost all year!) the Fall I've seen here in Germany has taken my breath away. It's beautiful, the hills with colors bouncing from greens to reds and yellows...I feel like I haven't known what I've been missing.

Another thing I love about Fall? The typical, Halloween, apple cider, pumpkins, all the desserts and dinner ideas to come up with, bonfires, also last but not least hot chocolate. I still have yet to post the picture about our 2 trips to Heidelberg, the amazing castle and the things to do there but that will be another story, for another time. (Too many pictures, too much to do, my eyes are melting...JK! Haha, I'll do them soon, promise.) We traveled into town after viewing the castle and walking the yard, admiring the views and my heart came alive. I was like a kid in a candy store. I found it! I found chocolate heaven or something much, much better.

The Chocolate Company of Heidelberg (order here: chocolate heaven)that was what I found and I could not have been more ecstatic. It was an extremely cute store, where when you ordered they gave you your hotchocospoon and warm milk. They, of course had delicious chocolate cake and pastries. I must say, I was impatient to say the least but when I finally got to taste it, my taste buds were bursting.

One, having unique hot chocolate flavors is genius and two, the way that they paired them with dark, milk or white was beyond perfect. The different chocolates went so well with different things.

After leaving, I copied their website and went home. My husband and I decided to order some for Fall and well, who doesn't love hot chocolate and an excuse to indulge in lots of marshmallows?! Let me tell you what, you can order as well! They ship worldwide and they have MORE than just hotchocospoons - my chocolate lovers, they have chocolate bars with unique flavors, hotchoco fondue, hotchoco spreads, etc. The list keeps going, and my mouth keeps watering every single time I think about it.

This is not even my collection but it's a few that I truly love, the ones not pictured that we've recently ordered more of are: Brownie Walnut Vanilla, Caramel Vanilla Bourbon, and Cookie Coconut. I highly recommend checking them out when you can take a trip to Heidelberg, or to order online for those of you in The States who can't make it. No reason why you must miss out on all the fun!

This is how I spend my Fall days, with my daughter, reading her a book and sipping hot chocolate OR drinking hot chocolate cuddled up with my husband as our daughter sleeps right between us. It's the little things that count and it doesn't hurt to have a little hot chocolate to bring the evening together.

Now, to wait until my Hotchoco fondue gets here and I'll share. Maybe. Whether you're looking for a gift to a loved one,friend or just a treat for yourself, this stuff hits the spot.

What are your favorite things about Fall? Any Fall treats that are your must haves?

"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall" -F. Scott Fitzgerald