The ones that make me happy.

If you're still wondering what happened last Thursday (remember my mysterious email from Laura?), I'll give you the scoop.

I scooted out of work early to get my hair perfected for wedding-time (which ended up not being so perfect, but that's okay). I finished up at the salon around 6:45 and headed to Germantown. I parked my car up the street from Germantown Cafe, which is where I thought I was headed, but a little storefront caught my eye, then Delaney's grinning face caught my eye, and next thing I knew I was inside The Cocoa Tree, surrounded by nine of my Nashville girlfriends. I couldn't stop smiling - I had been surprised in the loveliest way possible. We sat down to a chocolate tasting with Bethany, who owns the shop and has the most amazing gift for dreaming up delicious truffles and naming them after her friends. My favorites included a dark chocolate truffle made with mexican cocoa powder and topped with red chili flakes, and an even darker chocolate truffle infused with sambuca and accented with a single coffee bean. So satisfying!

I ate waaaay more chocolate than I'm used to doing in one sitting, but I still managed to stuff myself with a late dinner at Germantown Cafe. It was a perfect evening, and I'm very grateful to have such fantastic people in my life.