Every year all the women and girls on my Mom’s side of the family get together for lunch to celebrate the start of a new year before school starts for the younger ones. It was the first year that I didn’t have to dread the idea of going back to school.
A couple of days before we went to lunch I decided I was going to surprise my family and create some personalized chocolate bars to give to everyone as a keepsake and to eat for dessert after we ate. I fell in love with one of our new fall wedding wrappers, WH40 - Beyond Measure. It reminded me of a Vera Bradley print and I thought it would be perfect for our outing.
This year we decided to go to LaRosa’s in Tri-county. I am not very good at keeping secrets so only a few minutes after we ordered some delicious pizza I jumped out of my chair and started passing out the personalized bars. I was so excited to see everyone’s reactions as I handed each of them the colorful bars that said “Merten Women Luncheon” on the front. The little ones decided they couldn’t wait to eat the chocolate and dove right in while my Grandma, aunts and other cousins couldn’t stop talking about how much they loved them. The bars were such a hit and at the end we all took a picture to remember this year’s fun lunch.
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