Like Sugar to my Heart...

As Mandy Moore would say..."Nothing but Candy's in my pocket..." I have to admit that I have a bit of a candy fetish and not just for your typical M&M's or Reese Cups, I like the old school candy. I can defiantly blame my mom for this one...because she raised me on these certain types of candies we are ironically crazy about the same kinds. I can also blame the main supplier from my childhood which was the ice cream man who drove by my house in California everyday after school...I can still remember what the music from his truck sounded like coming around the corner. So because of my addiction, any time I'm in the vicinity of a candy store I have to stop in to see if any of my favorites are in stock. This especially gets out of hand when I'm on vacation...I always feel as though all the little candy shops call my name, so I've now made it tradition that when I'm out of town I try to pick up some of my favorite candies for me and my mom...this last trip to the beach led me to my greatest candy discovery yet which is pictured below...I honestly couldn't wait till I got home to show my mom...

That I had found MEGA BUTTONS....yes that's right...one of our favorite candies in GIANT size...

And here are some of my other favorites below....

Here are the regular size Candy Buttons...My mom and I have figured out the best way to eat these is to lick the back of the paper, so the buttons just fall off and you don't get any paper in your mouth

Wax-o-Lips are soo good, they usually are only sold during Halloween though ps~who needs botox when you have these?

Lucas is defiantly a required taste, but none the less very tasty

War Heads...one of my favorite sour candies...I remember having competitions to see how many I could hold in my mouth at the same time

Pop-Rocks...who doesn't like them? They're one of the most fun candies...I can remember a lot of different experiments I tested on these

Necco....my favorite flavor is the brown ones ~root beer ~

Lik-m-Aid...you cannot eat this candy without having your tongue changes colors...it's impossible

Candy Cigarettes...this is by far the original family favorite of all time...no doubt about it

Candy Lipstick...do you remember when you were a little girl and you wanted to hold a purse like your mom did...so of course your mom bought you one, but you really didn't have anything important to put in it...well this was my purse must-have item when I was a little girl!

Canel's Gum...this is only found in Mexican Markets....it doesn't last long, but I could go through a whole pack in two days and not think about it

This is also one that is only found in Mexican Markets...but oh boy...when I get my hands on Pelon Pelo Rico its good within seconds

Ok now I'm craving all of them...maybe my next post should be about dieting and cutting out sugars....mmm....I'll think about it over another bite of candy....