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Friday, October 9, 2009 I received my Hershey's "Share the Bliss" prize package at work around 10:00 a.m. The FedEx package contained the 16-carat necklace, a copy of The Necklace by Cheryl Jarvis, and three bags of Hershey's Bliss candy (I thought I was only getting two!) At work, I happily shared the bliss of the necklace with my co-workers by letting them all try it on. (Well, actually, I was the first one to try it on!) We took photos of each other and had a blast with the necklace. It is really fun to watch people react to wearing a necklace worth $32,000. Friday night, my wife Monica and I visited our high school as part of our high school reunion weekend (we went to high school together). She wore the necklace under a heavy coat and sweater since we sat outside in the cold to watch the homecoming football game. I grabbed all of our friends' attention at the game and proudly told them about the Share the Bliss contest. I ended the story by shouting, "an...

Two Facts about Me I do not like chocolate and I’m male. So, you probably wouldn’t think that I’d enter a contest in which two of the three prizes for the winner are: The opportunity to wear a women’s 16-carat diamond necklace for two weeks and Two bags of Hershey Bliss chocolate But, if you thought I wouldn’t enter a contest with those prizes, you’d be wrong, because I entered the Hershey “Share the Bliss" Contest as a gift to my wife, and those are the prizes. You see, the love for my wife and my desire to make her happy far outweigh the fact that I don’t like chocolate and I’m a male – I’d enter the contest for her, not me. (Awwww…) Like I said, I did enter the "Share the Bliss " contest… and I’m one of five grand prize winners! (FYI, the third of three prizes is a copy of the book The Necklace . So what does this mean? I received the 16-carat diamond necklace today and I’ll be sharing its bliss with my wife for two weeks. I’ll also be shari...