pepero day.

Today was Pepero Day. Pepero is a cookie brand that was developed by the Lotte Company (one of the biggest processed food companies in Korea - think of them as Nabisco or Frito-Lay). Pepero is the Korean version of Pocky sticks - thin "cookie" sticks smothered in chocolate that come in slim little boxes. November 11th is Pepero Day because the date is 11/11. Four sticks, you see?

It's really popular among younger students to buy these little boxes of cookies for their friends... or their crushes... or whatever. I bought a bunch for the soccer kids and soccer coaches, and ended up receiving a box or two myself.

My favorite are these "nude" Pepero sticks, which have the chocolate on the inside of a hollow cookie stick. Addictive. Delicious. Totally terrible for your waistline.

Aaaanyway, I need to detox a little bit from eating so many Pepero sticks. And also from stress-eating the last week or two. I've put about 4 or 5 pounds of "winter weight" on, and I can really feel the difference those few pounds make.