Trick or Treat?

I'm feeling a little sick to my stomach. It's not from catching a bug or anything. It's from eating...too much. Too much what, you say? Honestly...candy corn. This wonderful candy is one of my favorite things about the fall. However, I haven't yet decided if this incredibly sweet confection is a treat or a trick.

To start with I guess I should put this current problem into context. As I sat on my couch this afternoon I decided to watch "The Shining"...the original, and in my opinion, the only one worth watching. It is one of the few scary movies that I actually enjoy and can watch over and over again (but we're getting off the subject). While being completely glued to the television I had a small carton of candy corn in my lap. One can only imagine that I was so into the movie that I was not exactly aware of what was going on around me. I'm sure that all of you have had this happen at one point or another with a great movie. I was so engrossed in the film that I was surprised to find that I had eaten half the container.

It is probably important that I make you aware that the carton which held this delicious treat was the size of a small salad to go box so you can just imagine how shocked I was to have consumed so much. I am not a girl to shy away from a tasty dish (as is quite evident by my current dress size). But it should be noted that I do not normally take in that a large amount of sweets. I love a good chocolate item, and have been known from time to time to eat as much as two pieces of pie, but I am more of a meat and potatoes kind of girl. Thus, it was totally amazing to me to see how much candy corn I was able to put away.

Well, I think I may be ruined on the candy corn, which is sad for me seeing as how I look forward to it every year. I can understand mindlessly putting away the chips, popcorn, or even pretzels, but not something as wickedly sweet as candy corn. So, the end of the story is I have about a half container of wonderful candy corn that I will give free to a good home if anyone is willing to take the risk of candy corn overload. The moral of the story? Always make sure that you are completely aware of the edible tidbits that are placed before you while you are watching a good scary movie.