Almost as soon as I’d been matched for chocolate, I got a message asking about acceptable flavors. I thought that was a wonderful question since I hadn’t mentioned a whole lot pertaining to the subject. I had mentioned caramel, but I had forgotten that there are so many more ways to do chocolate caramels these days. So, I replied to the message. Another message came back telling me that I’d be getting a package soon and that it would be shipped from the company with a cold pack so the heat wouldn’t melt the beloved contents.

Today, a package arrived at the post office. As soon as the tracking switched to delivered, I hopped in the car and made my way to the parcel locker. I was happy to see that they hadn’t stuffed a bigger box into a smaller locker as they have been known to do.

When I arrived home, all the kittens were napping, so the photos are sadly kitty free. But I opened the box and saved the “Protect from Heat” sticker to put on the chocolate box I’ll be sending out next week. Inside the box, a postcard about the company rested on top of a cold pack keeping my insulated yummies safe. Lagusta’s Luscious specializes in “Heartbreakingly delicious artisanal chocolates, ethically made.” And inside the insulated bubble wrap, 2 chocolate bars and a box of 9 chocolate caramels with amazingly interesting flavors waited.

I wanted to eat lunch first, but that idea went out the window. I dove in and tried one of each of the three flavors in the box of 9. First went the Thyme Lemon Caramel because I wasn’t sure if I’d like that one. I love lemon flavored things, but I’d never thought of lemon caramel. Well, let me tell you….I should have saved that one for second. It was quite good. Just enough lemon flavoring to remind you that it isn’t just a chocolate caramel you’re eating. I sampled the Rosemary Sea Salt next. It was ok, but the Rosemary overpowered the caramel a bit for my taste. I’ll still eat them. You can’t stop me. But they’ll be the ones I finish first. I took a nibble of the Maple Pecan as the final sample for the day…and probably weekend. I would probably be happy eating nothing but those for the rest of my life (except for the occasional pizza). I’m sure the Peanut Butter Caramel Bar with Nougat and the Turtle Bar will be wonderful, but I’ll have to wait until after I get my crown recemented. Yes, the Maple Pecan took out some dental work. I wasn’t being careful, so I don’t blame the chocolate at all. It was just THAT yummy. Of course my dentist is closed on Fridays. I would have taken a photo of my wayward crown, but I thought it best to leave that to the imagination.

I figured out the heartbreaking part of their chocolate is knowing that I don’t live close enough to their shop to have one every day. So a very big THANK YOU to my Secret Chocolate Santa for picking the perfect chocolates and doing some research to find them. I hope your Santa is as wonderful as you are. I’m sure my dentist thanks you too.