sweet tooth

i had the entire week off between christmas and new years.  normally andrew and i head to the mountains for a quick getaway with our friends from chicago.  this year we had planned to go to florida to spend a week in the sunshine at my dad's house, but low and behold, plans fell through.  i was bummed!  luckily we found out early enough that it wasn't going to happen before purchasing tix. so we were stuck in colorado.  well another good thing about not traveling, is that i came down with a sinus cold that pretty much had me in bed my entire break.  i left the house only for christmas and one other day because i couldn't stand just laying around for one more day.  on new years eve, i was fine, still a little stuffed up, but not contagious so i took a field trip with my sister and kiddos!

i can only imagine having children and trying to find indoor activities for them to enjoy while they are off from school.  thank god for daycare!  so my sister planned a day trip to none other than hammonds, a candy factory in the heart of denver.  they are a local candy factory based out of denver, and sell to many boutique stores and even some large grocers.  throughout the week/end they offer tours that show how the candy is made and let you taste some of their samples along the way.  they make every thing from chocolates to candy canes to everything in between.  we had planned to go to the facility to check out the tours and see what their birthday party packages were like.  my nephew, who turns 7 this month will be having his little soiree there with his friends!  so cute!

my sis called the store on new years eve to ensure that they were still holding tours that day, their recording said they'd be closing early (1 hour earlier than normal), but made no mention of tours.  we got there with plenty of time prior to closing, and we asked a person that worked there where the tours started, and they told us that the factory wasn't in production.  fail!  what a bummer, would have been nice to mention that on your recording, because we had 3 kids in tow who were expecting a tour! gosh darnit!  they said we're playing a quick video. oo great, i'm sure these kids would love to sit through a five-minute video when they were expecting a tour! i mean in all fairness the video was informative and i did learn a few things that i didn't know, but still make it clear to your customers that you won't be offering a tour, which i might add is the only reason to go there!  because no one actually just goes to the candy store to purchase something i could have bought at king soopers!   

we ended up purchasing a few candy canes ($1 each) and a few other items!  we'll definitely go back for a tour, since we missed it this time, and hope the party lives ups to the hype!

here are a few pics!