It came! It came!

First things first...Amy is hosting a round robin today over at Keeping up with the Shultz Family. Amy is such a sweetheart and goes out of her way to make friends. Go visit her to check out the round robin! I decided to link up to an old tutorial I posted when I first started, before I had made very many fabulous new bloggy friends. So if you're here for the round robin, go here.

Next Kasey from All That is Good tagged me with the 8 tag (that's what I call it). Kasey is the creator of Friend Makin' Mondays that I and so many of you participate in each week. She's a genius! I think many of us owe our friendships to FMM! Go check out her blog, FMM isn't the only wonderful thing it has to offer! I have already fulfilled this tag here. I was going to do it again because I think it's so fun....BUT I didn't think you all would want to hear 24 more things about me yet! If you haven't seen my answers yet, you can check them out here.

Now...look what the mailman just brought to my door!

I have been eagerly awaiting this package for days! Bet ya can't guess what it is! Jewelry? nope. A giveaway I won? Ha! Fat chance! Maybe a swap package?...nah, I haven't done one yet!

I'll give you a little peak into the box....

Did you guess yet? THIS my friends is a box of Amberlyn Gourmet Chocolates.

Haven't heard of them? They are a fairly new discovery for me as well...but they have been a lifesaver!

I've shared this secret with a couple of you, but I decided this fabulousness is worthy of ALL my bloggy friends knowing about.

I first met AmberLyn at my local Sam's club. I think I told some of you Costco, but it was actually Sam's. They had a promotion going and samples of all their delicious products. They make sugar free chocolate! Now I know that sounds gross, but it's not. I don't know all the technical stuff, but I will tell you what the guy told me.

There are NO artificial ingredients, including artificial sweeteners! They sweeten it by breaking down wheat to the malt. This is what sweetens the chocolate. I believe it was originally created as a diabetic chocolate. But even if you're not diabetic, this chocolate is great!

I tasted it. Seriously good stuff. Rich, creamy, chocolatey goodness! I don't sell this stuff, or get a commission, or anything like that. I just really love it! It has been a lifesaver when I am craving chocolate, but don't want to sabotage my weight loss.

Each bar is 4 points on Weight Watchers (I don't do WW, but just an FYI). I usually just break off one or 2 squares, and that does the trick for me! I put together a little comparison with a Hershey's bar out of curiosity, and thought I would share. Oh, and p.s., I actually like this chocolate better than Hershey's!

The Hershey's bar is a little bigger, but here's the comparison:

Calories: Hershey - 210, Amberlyn - 170

Carbs: Hershey - 26, Amberlyn - 18

sugars: Hershey - 24, Amberlyn - 3!

I just thought I'd share for those of you who love chocolate, but are trying to avoid it for health/weight loss reasons. I love it! My favorite flavors...Coconut Macadamia Nut, and English Toffee.

Their website... http://www.amberlynchocolates.com/

* clarification: I don't know that Sam's and Costco actually stock this regularly...I think it's just when they are having their promotions. You can order directly from the website though, and get a schedule of their Costco and Sam's promotion dates.