Picture Challenge Day 8: Chocolate

I didn't think this would be a hard one.  Turns out when it's chocolate it doesn't stay pretty enough to photograph for very long for me.  Apparently chocolate disappears quickly around here. 
I am a healthy eater who eats chocolate.  I don't think of it as a "cheat" or my one "bad" food.  Chocolate in the forms I now consume it (healthier versions than your typical Snickers bar), has some health benefits and is something I have consistently in my daily food intake.

These little treats are from Whole Foods.  I love pomegranate.  I love dark chocolate.  I love Whole Foods.  So, as you can see, these things needed to end up in my house and eventually, in my tummy.

These chocolate goodies come with a weekend story! 
On Friday my dearest husband asked me a strange question during lunch.  "Would you like to go to a Rockies game this weekend?"
Some engineers from his parent company in Japan have been visiting all week.  They are now headed home as of today.  Yesterday, however, was a final hoorah for them in enjoying the states.  Someone from the American plant needed to be there to entertain and make sure they enjoyed the day... however, for reasons unknown, we were the only ones who were indifferent or willing to go.  So, Saturday morning we were on the road to Denver with two Japanese men following us.
To waste some time since we got to the Crowne Plaza Hotel so early (by the way, we didn't have to pay for anything on this trip), we walked to the nearest Whole Foods, which was a bit disappointing in it's selection when you know you love their honey roasted peanut butter and it wasn't an option, and the large collection of nuts is cut down because it's a smaller store.  So, we walked a mile and a half to Whole Foods to buy a Chilli Cherry chocolate bar and these chocolates. 
The game was okay, the Rockies lost and we never got on the big screen.  The Japanese guys can drink and were shocked that I only wanted water!
The best part of the trip was dinner.  We went to Sodoba, an authentic Japanese restaurant in the "LoDo" region (downtown Denver).  Because I had no idea what to get and most of them were planning on Sushi, I just told the waitress I was vegetarian and didn't like Tempura.  Okay, I lied.  I eat meat and it isn't that tempura isn't delicious it's that it has oils in it and those oils make me sick (and it isn't the healthiest option).  So, she took good care of me, bringing me only vegetarian things.  I got a salad and vegetarian sushi (mmm, avacado rolls!).  I avoided eating regular sushi (which I don't care for)!
The company was so much fun at dinner, too.  Ken-son (I don't know how they write their names, but that's my guess on his) sat next to me and encouraged me, again and again, to use my chopsticks.  He was very kind and though I didn't know what he was saying half the time I laughed the whole evening.  Watching them interact with the waitress, who spoke fluent Japanese, and the crazy dynamic of a lot of engineers and a production worker (who continuously bowed and served drinks to everyone at our table).  It was a lot of fun and I learned I could eat in Japan if I just tell everyone I'm vegetarian.