If you were a boy scout or a girl scout or maybe went to summer camp, you probably have happy memories of trail mix. Maybe you called it gorp (which is thought to stand for "good old raisins and peanuts, although that's likely a "backronym.) Regardless of the nomenclature, it's difficult to resist the popular mixture of peanuts, dried fruit, candy and other sundries that's a staple of hiking.

Trail Mix Day caught our eye because it reminded us of chocri's humble beginnings. Maybe you read the story, but the TL;DR version is that one of our founders, Franz, wanted to give his girlfriend a personalized gift for her birthday. After much deliberation, he decided to hand-create for her a white chocolate bar with gummi bears, dried nuts, and fruit. The fruit/nut/chocolate combo so popular in trail mix went over well, and customers in Germany and elsewhere were soon able to make their very own custom chocolate creations.

Trail Mix is so popular that it actually has its very own holiday. A holiday that's rapidly approaching. (Have you finished your trail mix gift list yet?) August 31st is National Trail Mix Day, and we couldn't resist putting our own spin on the classic combination with our very own trail mix bar.

We've added the limited edition trail mix bar to our recommended creations, and on it you can find Milk Chocolate, Cranberries, Peanuts, Colorful Chocolate Dragées, Coconut Shavings, and Almonds.

It's colorful. It's flavorful. And it's the unlike regular trail mix, it won't spill out in the bottom of your backpack during early fall hiking sessions.

July 4th and the ensuing holiday weekend are almost upon us!

Bringing our create-your-own-chocolate concept to the USA has been so much fun. We've shipped bars to every state (including Alaska and Hawaii!) since we brought our customized chocolate to the US back in January, and we've found so many new friends and fans on Facebook and Twitter.

So for our first Independence Day stateside, we've created two limited edition chocri bars at a sweet price for all our American chocri fans. First we have the Sea to Shining Sea bar- Milk and White chocolate with raspberries, candied lilac and rice crispies. Our second July 4th option is the July 4th Nighttime Fireworks, which has a Dark Chocolate base with blueberries, goji berries and tasty noghl almonds.

Both bars are priced at $10, so stock up on these sweet, colorful chocri creations before they leave the shop!

Happy YOUR DAY, Dads! I hope your day has been fantastic.

We here at chocri are very grateful for all our Dads as well (thanks, Dads! You rock!), and we want to share the love with our Father's Day contest - we asked you to nominate your Fathers via this blog, Facebook, Twitter and email. And without further ado, here are the Top 3 Nominations, in no particular order:

Jessica said:
My husband is the best dad in the world to our almost two year old daughter. He laughs with her, plays with her, reads to her and does anything to make her happy. Right now he is deployed with the US Army for the next year and even still, when he calls he still makes our daughter smile and laugh on the phone. Daddy is her world, and she is his. He recorded himself on a DVD reading a book to her just so she can see him and still share story time from half way around the world. He really is the greatest daddy ever.

Jenn said:
My husband is the best dad in the world because he put on a happy face, played and laughed with the kids during the most painful days after his back injury and subsequent surgery. He was unable to work for over a year because of the pain but the kids would have never known from seeing the way their dad played and laughed with them daily!

Beth said:
I am actually going a bit non-traditional here. My father wasn't present for a lot of my life, but there has always been one man that I could count on no matter what. My papau (grandfather on my mother's side) took me fishing, let me work out in his woodshop with him, and has always been with me. Because of him I have always known that whatever my dad might have done, there are wonderful men out in the world. His health has been declining lately, but he still manages to find the energy to smile and give me a hug whenever I visit.

Let us know below who you think should win - and we'll send the chocri Father's Day gift back their way! Voting begins today and lasts until Wednesday June 22nd at midnight. We are excited to see who will win, but in our eyes, all these Dads are winners already for having wonderful daughters and sons, wives and grandchildren that nominated them!!

A week ago, we announced our contest for Fathers' Day, and asked you to tell us why your Dad is the best Dad in the world.

Chocri fans have been telling us all about their dads in the comments, on Facebook, on Twitter and via email. Reading all the comments and hearing your Dad stories has been pretty cool- so we're extending the contest for another week! If you haven't had a chance to enter your Dad to win two chocri bars in a special chocri gift box, let us know in the comments or via one of the methods above.

If you're still looking for a unique, tasty gift for Fathers' Day, be sure to check out our special Fathers' Day gift pack at a sweet price. (Click on "view cart" to see the items.) Each gift box contains the Happy Fathers' Day bar- Milk Chocolate with Banana Chips, Hazelnut Brittle, Bourbon Vanilla and a marzipan "Thank You," and the Super Dad bar- Dark Chocolate with Organic Salt Pretzels, Ground Chili and Sunflower Seeds. Not sure which chocri creation best fits your Dad? We also have gift certificates, which you can print or email to your Dad right away!