Friday, May 10, 2013
Mothers day is May 12th!!!
Mother's Day is something to constantly celebrate, but what is it exactly? It's a celebration of those who took care of us while we were growing up — a celebration of life and true labor — and the meaning of sacrificing one's time and energy for another human being. While this might sound like a lecture on the importance of motherhood, there certainly isn't a place like home, and there's certainly nothing like a mother to take care of us. Celebrating them once a year certainly isn't enough, so most sons and daughters do something to make this day truly wonderful.
We have Anna Jarvis to thank for this. She started with a celebration of her own mother in 1908 and began a campaign to increase awareness. Jarvis decided to set the official celebratory date as the second Sunday in May. As the movement spread worldwide, it merged with similar traditions in other countries — like "Mothering Sunday" in the British Isles. This led to the present day "Mother's Day."
Monday, May 6, 2013
We love chocolate!!!
Personal Interest - 20 Fun Facts About Chocolate
Chocolate is known throughout the world as a delightful treat and loved by billions of people. Would you like to learn a little more about it? Here it is:
1. Ancient Aztecs thought chocolate had magical powers; like the ability to give them strength.
2. Chocolate was consumed by the ancient Aztecs as a frothy beverage, somewhat like hot chocolate we drink today.
3. Chocolate contains over 300 mineral properties that are beneficial to your health.
4. Chocolate comes from a plant, called Theobroma cacao, which translates "Food of the Gods".
5. Dark chocolate has more antioxidants than green tea and just as many as blueberries.
6. White chocolate really isn't chocolate. It's made from cocoa butter, the substance you get by pressing cocoa beans. Cocoa butter is absent of the cocoa solids used to make chocolate.
7. Chocolate does contain chemical elements that really do boost your mood and produce a euphoric feeling.
8. Eating chocolate gives you the same feeling as falling in love. This is probably why Valentine's Day and chocolate go hand in hand.
9. Chocolate comes from the Aztec word "xocolatl" which means "bitter water".
10. Switzerland is one of the top countries for chocolate consumption. The Swiss consume about 22 lbs of chocolate, per person, per year.
11. Cocoa beans were used as currency by the Mayan and Aztec cultures. Perhaps this is where the saying "Money grows on trees" came from.
12. Allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produces the same or even stronger reactions as passionately kissing.
13. Hershey is the oldest and largest chocolate company in the US.
14. Cadbury is the most popular chocolate in the UK.
15. Most cocoa comes from West Africa.
16. The most expensive chocolate in the world is $2,600 per pound. It's called Madeleine and is made by Fritz Knipschildt, a chocolatier in Connecticut.
17. Chocolate is beneficial for proper blood flow to the lungs and other organs.
18. The minerals in chocolate help to increase brain power and function.
19. Thomas Jefferson, third president of the US, was quoted as saying "The superiority of chocolate, both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the preference over tea and coffee in America which it has in Spain."
20. One of Hershey's ads reads: More Sustaining Than Meat."
1. Ancient Aztecs thought chocolate had magical powers; like the ability to give them strength.
2. Chocolate was consumed by the ancient Aztecs as a frothy beverage, somewhat like hot chocolate we drink today.
3. Chocolate contains over 300 mineral properties that are beneficial to your health.
4. Chocolate comes from a plant, called Theobroma cacao, which translates "Food of the Gods".
5. Dark chocolate has more antioxidants than green tea and just as many as blueberries.
6. White chocolate really isn't chocolate. It's made from cocoa butter, the substance you get by pressing cocoa beans. Cocoa butter is absent of the cocoa solids used to make chocolate.
7. Chocolate does contain chemical elements that really do boost your mood and produce a euphoric feeling.
8. Eating chocolate gives you the same feeling as falling in love. This is probably why Valentine's Day and chocolate go hand in hand.
9. Chocolate comes from the Aztec word "xocolatl" which means "bitter water".
10. Switzerland is one of the top countries for chocolate consumption. The Swiss consume about 22 lbs of chocolate, per person, per year.
11. Cocoa beans were used as currency by the Mayan and Aztec cultures. Perhaps this is where the saying "Money grows on trees" came from.
12. Allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produces the same or even stronger reactions as passionately kissing.
13. Hershey is the oldest and largest chocolate company in the US.
14. Cadbury is the most popular chocolate in the UK.
15. Most cocoa comes from West Africa.
16. The most expensive chocolate in the world is $2,600 per pound. It's called Madeleine and is made by Fritz Knipschildt, a chocolatier in Connecticut.
17. Chocolate is beneficial for proper blood flow to the lungs and other organs.
18. The minerals in chocolate help to increase brain power and function.
19. Thomas Jefferson, third president of the US, was quoted as saying "The superiority of chocolate, both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the preference over tea and coffee in America which it has in Spain."
20. One of Hershey's ads reads: More Sustaining Than Meat."
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