Sometimes you search for an idea clever enough to surprise someone with a little shine.
Other times the idea is so clever, you spread shine just so you can share it with others.
Today’s post is about the latter.
Krispy Kreme has the market on donuts, in my mind. I don’t know that they taste better than other brands, but I do know that the company shines at creating a sense of occasion.
Every six weeks or so, it seems they produce a seasonal donut. Fall is marked by football-shaped donuts, iced with chocolate frosting and topped with white laces. Halloween brings a combination of pumpkin shaped donuts with orange frosting and crème filled donuts, iced to look like spider webs. The winter holidays are all about white icing atop snowman-shaped donuts and Valentine’s Day is celebrated with heart shaped donuts, frosted with white icing and dipped in red and pink sprinkles.
One donut is more clever than the next and each version creates in me a desire to share a dozen with someone I know. Jack’s day care is often the recipient of my enthusiasm for these clever donuts, but last weekend Matthew, Jack, and I left the house early and took a different approach. We ordered three-dozen Valentine’s donuts and delivered them to families for whom we are wishing a Happy Valentine’s Day.
Matthew picked Cheryl’s boys, Drew and JB; Jack wanted to deliver his dozen to cousin, “Frank-a-docious”; and I picked a thoughtful neighbor. We taped simple cut-out hearts on top of the box, reading “Happy Valentine’s Day” and headed out on our mission. Matthew in his pajamas and prized cowboy boots, Jack in his pajamas, tousled hair, and socks, and me in my pajamas and purple slippers. We were a sight to behold as I pulled into the driveway and the boys jumped out to deliver the goods. Our escapade looked a little less like a Great Caper and a lot more like a scene from the Keystone Cops.
Nonetheless, we had fun spreading shine and I like the idea of supporting the creativity and celebratory spirit of Krisy Kreme.
How about you? Tell us about something you find so clever you look for ways to share it with others or just tell us how you intend to spread some shine this Valentine’s Day.
Shining off until tomorrow…