Nature's Candy

First off, I'd like to apologize for leaving you hanging...I know you've been sitting around, holding your breath, waiting for me to detail another outrageously exciting adventure! But the truth is, I've been so busy that I haven't had time to catch my breath for the past couple of weeks. So, with that said...I'll proceed with today's post...

Ah yes...Nature's candy. Did your Momma ever try to entice you to eat your fruits and veggies (usually the ones that you don't want to eat) by describing them as nature's candy? Well, mine did, and in fact, she still does. I'm not so sure that I ever had a problem eating much of anything with the exception of raw tomatoes, cucumbers, kiwis, strawberries, and any other fruit with tiny seeds. I refused to believe that these nasty things could ever be anything remotely described as candy. I wasn't buying it! But, this nature's candy bit worked on my little baby bro, Quinn! Yep, he fell for it and he ate beets! Ha! She got him! Now, that's something else I won't touch with a 10 foot pole!

Anyways...today at lunch, some friends and I were having some laughs over a twig of Lychees. Please refer to this photo for a visual reference for what a twig of Lychees actually is. Well, I insisted that the Lychees that I've had, have had a hint of onion taste to them...so I didn't want to have another disappointing experience with them. Thanks, but no thanks! Actually, I have this experience with a few of the different fruits I've eaten here. There's a vague whisper of an onion in some of fruit here, I promise! Well, that's what I thought until today. After refusing to eat another piece of fruit from Thailand, I began to hear my Momma's voice in my head. "Try that thang...it's nature's candy. Go on!" With the fear that she would come out of that thought bubble in my head and put that Lychee right in my mouth for me, I thought I'd better give it ONE more shot. If indeed I DO find that it IS a piece of nature's candy, I'll be blown away! I peeled that little bumpy outter shell that protects the little pearl of fleshy fruit inside. I starred at it, threatening it under my breath--"You'd better not have the faintest hint of onion. You'd better be nature's candy!" With confidence that I could prove my Momma wrong (again) I threw back my head and popped that Lychee right into my steel trap of a mouth. I took a moment to take a deep breath to detect an onion....but I DIDN'T! It was deliciously sweet and enjoyable! I did it! I found a piece of nature's candy!!!! And I LOVE it! I LOVE NATURE'S CANDY!