Sweet Talk

Summer is here! We are so excited to spend these warm, sweet days with all of you. Also, I just have to share some of the fun things that have happened in the last few weeks!

First... The Sweet and Snack Expo in Chicago was quite an experience. Mary and I laughed a lot, met new friends and now have decided Chicago is one of our favorite places to visit. Of course we tried tons of new sweets and found some old favorites that are coming back. Now we're working hard to get them into the shoppe for all of you to enjoy this summer.


If you happened to be flying American Airlines back in May, you might have caught our Lola's Sugar Rush mention in the American Airlines Inflight Magazine. We were picked as one of the places to visit for your favorite hard-to-find sweet treats. I can't tell you how many tourists have come to downtown Littleton and into the shoppe as a result of seeing this article! It is so exciting to see new friends wanting to take a small piece of Lola’s Sugar Rush back home with them. Our t-shirts, hats, and other signature items are flying out of the shoppe.

June has also proved to be the month to celebrate. We have had so many young friends celebrate their birthdays here with us. I truly believe that the birthdays celebrated here will be remembered forever. What child wouldn’t want to be surrounded by wall-to-wall candy, cupcakes and ice cream! Throw in arts and crafts, photos, and candy to-go and you have a celebration they will never forget.


As you know June is also the beginning of summer weddings. It is exciting to know so many of you are selecting to do candy buffets for your guests. Please keep us in mind during your planning. Our Sugar Babes would love to help you select your candy and share ideas to make the special day be even sweeter!

And always, please know you can connect with us on facebook and twitter to hear about all the new things happening at Lola’s Sugar Rush and in the candy world.

Sweetly yours,
Lola

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Summer fun in Downtown Littleton Colorado

Hello Sweet Friends!
Now that the snow has melted and the days are longer and warmer, you simply must discover all the fun things Lola's Sugar Rush has in store for the dog days of summer! The streets of Littleton come alive this time of year! Beautiful flower baskets lining the streets are in full bloom. The sidewalks are alive with festivals, music, merchants, families and good friends!

Spring proved to be very busy. Custom Easter gift baskets and candy flew out the doors throughout April. With the help of loyal customers, friends and family, we celebrated our 1-year birthday of Lola's Sugar Rush the first weeks of April. In May, we had an unexpected, but very special visit from Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Joe Biden's wife. What a thrill to have her in our little sweet shoppe, only one year after opening our doors! (on your next trip in, find out what she bought!)

Now that I've filled you in on everything that has gone on in the last couple months, let me give you the skinny on all the fun things coming up here at the Sugar Rush and in downtown Littleton this summer. (for more details on events listed below, click on links)

May 6, 2010: "Ladies Only Sample Tour" Stroll through the historic downtown Littleton and experience all there is to offer from our merchants. Fabulous freebies will be given away from dozens of stores.

May 8, 2010: "Old Town Market ~ A Whimsical Artisan's Emporium." Walk, talk, dine, shop. Takes place every second Saturday, from May through August. Lola's Sugar Rush will be selling yummy $1 sundaes under our white tent during the May 8th Market. Don't miss!

July 15, 2010: "Treasure Hunt" Every third Thursday, beginning July 15th, look for and find the treasure chest "hidden" in plain sight at various businesses throughout downtown Littleton. The treasure is a cool gift basket filled with goods and certificates from many downtown Littleton merchants.

June 19, 2010: "Wild on Main Block Party" Don't miss this year's 6th annual all-day festival! The four blocks of Main Street will be closed off and the traffic will be replaced with food, music, dancing, games, displays, fireworks, and educational booths as the Littleton Community celebrates itself.

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American Chocolate Week-Celebrating All Things Chocolate

Hello Sweet Friends!

This month we're celebrating all things chocolate at Lola's Sugar Rush!

While most places traditionally celebrate all things green in March, we celebrate the dreamy, decadent, richness of yummy chocolate, during the third week of this month, which I am confident everyone knows is American Chocolate Week!

Once that sweet week is over, we keep celebrating, because March 24th is National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day! Probably one of my very favorite chocolates of all time!

These tasty treats, introduced to the U.S. in 1927, instantly take me back to when I was a young girl, and my mom and dad would buy Raisinets every time we went to the movies.

They were good then, but now that I am able to handpick the very best chocolates for the Sugar Rush... Wow! All I can say is, if you haven't tried our hand-dipped, chocolate-covered raisins, you haven't lived! I also invite you to come in try all of our fabulous varieties of chocolates at Lola's Sugar Rush!

Finally, as if we need another reason to celebrate the joy of chocolate -- a recent study from the Netherlands showed that eating the equivalent of one-third a chocolate bar ever day, could lower our blood pressure and reduce the risk of death by up to 50%!

Need I say more!

Happy American Chocolate Week and National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day Sweet Friends!

Sweetly yours,
Lola

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Watch Lola's Sugar Rush get "Unwrapped" by the Food Network Soon!

Many of you may remember that the Food Network filmed two segments of its popular series "Unwrapped" right here at Lola's Sugar Rush last fall. I promised to let you know when these episodes would air.

Well, we've just gotten word, that those two shows are tentatively scheduled to air on February 22nd and March 1st! The first show is titled, "Crazy Containers Unwrapped" and you can catch it on February 22nd at 7pm and 10pm on the Food Network Channel.

The second show is called, "Tubular Treats Unwrapped" and it is airing on March 1st at 7pm and 10pm.

On a personal note, I have to say thank you to the show's host, Marc Summers, executive producer Tom Giesen, field producer Lisa Crowell and the whole crew of Unwrapped who made this such a wonderful experience! They were all consummate professionals and so much fun to work with. It was an honor to have Lola's Sugar Rush chosen as a colorful and fun, sweet backdrop for what has long been one of my very favorite shows on television!

I always sign-off by saying, "Stay sweet" but this time it's probably more appropriate to say, "Stay sweet and stay tuned!"

Sweetly yours,

Lola

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Season's Greetings Sweet Friends!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. Our annual Candlelight Walk and Tree Lighting Ceremony held last Friday was a huge success! We were delighted to see so many of you stop in the shoppe and participate in this magical tradition. If you're looking for the perfect place to really feel the joy of the holidays, I invite all of you to come experience what I consider a truly magical place! My husband and I strolled through the streets the other evening and it just made me feel like a little kid. It's everything I imagine when I think of Christmas!

Historic downtown Littleton (and of course the Sugar Rush!) looks absolutely enchanted right now! Music, twinkling lights, good cheer, contests, fabulous gift items and sales abound! You can experience it all first-hand this Saturday, December 5th from 5pm to 9pm, at our Fourth Annual Old Town Holiday Shopping Event.

Lola's Sugar Rush and all of our wonderful neighbors will stay open late (until 9pm) and we would love to help you find all of the perfect , sweet gifts for your friends, family, special co-workers and favorite teachers. As a special thank you to our customers, Lola's Sugar Rush will be taking 10% off on all purchases made the entire day of Saturday, December 5th.

We have a huge assortment of sweet gift baskets, just right for any personality and budget. We can even custom design them for you! But remember, if things get too hectic, we're also only a click away online at http://www.lolassugarrush.com/giftbaskets.html

¡ Feliz Navidad!
Lola

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Happy Thanksgiving Sweet Friends!

I thought this would be the perfect time to write my first blog post and thank all of you for helping to turn my dream of owning a beautiful nostalgic candy shoppe, into a reality. In just eight short months of opening the doors to Lola’s Sugar Rush, we’ve accomplished so many sweet things! We’ve been voted the #1 Gift Shop in Colorado by Channel 7’s A*List; The Food Network’s “Unwrapped” has used the shoppe as a set for two of its shows airing in the spring 2010; We raised money for Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Escuela de Guadalupe (a private dual-language school very near and dear to me); We’ve started hosting customized birthday parties and creating fabulous all-occasion gift boxes and baskets available online and in the shoppe. We have also received a lot of attention from the press. But the sweetest thing of all is we’ve managed to put a smile on the faces of countless children and adults. What more could a sweet tooth, nicknamed Sugar ask for!

So thank you, thank you sweet friends and family for all of your love, support and encouragement…. You make Lola’s Sugar Rush the sweetest place on earth! Have a wonderful holiday and if you’re looking for a fun way for the whole family to kick-off the December holidays, join us and all of our sweet friends , in historic downtown Littleton on Friday, November 27th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm for our annual candlelight and tree lighting ceremony. It’s a magical way to ring in the holidays with family and friends.

Sweetly yours,
Lola

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