Addicted

I am in love with a machine! No, I'm not talking about the love-machine that is my husband, I mean a small appliance. Have you ever been infatuated with a mechanical device? I have. Actually, I find myself charmed by an automated apparatus at least once a week. (I have absolutely adored my Cricut, ipod, and crepe maker just this very weekend.) But, this little baby is something special. It's only been around for a year now but in those 365 days it has never collected dust. It's my Cocomotion machine! Do any of you have one? If not, you're missing out! (I got mine as a Christmas present from Lisa last year. Thank you, thank you, thank you girlfriend!) It makes the most divine cup of cocoa you will ever taste. If, in the past, you've spent serious money on a hot chocolate at Starbucks, you will never go back again after using this sweet thang! It turns any old cocoa mix into a decadent potion that is beyond creamy. I wish I could fully describe to you just how rich and luscious it is. All I can say is... DIVINE! Now, you may be wondering how I could possibly use this gizmo all year round. Well, how do people drink hot coffee on a sweltering summer afternoon? Can you say addiction? I'll admit, I've never concocted a batch to drink outside, under the arbor, on a day above 90 degrees but, I have whipped up a mug or two for breakfast during the hot summer months. Hot chocolate goes with everything, from muffins to crepes, from waffles to donuts. It's just plain delicious! Lately, my kids have begged for cocoa at breakfast time, as an after-school snack and for a special treat before bed, and being the indulgent mother that I am, I oblige. I kindly accommodate too often and thus my doctor has told me to stop. He has so rudely pointed out that I may be getting too much caffeine and must cease and desist! What's the word for a strong desire to have something that you can never indulge in? I don't know. (maybe because my brain is fried from too much C8H10N4O2) But, it's not love. No, I'm not really in love with my cocomotion machine, I just want to use it really, really bad! 
Crave: /kreɪv/ [kreyv] –verb (used with object)
1. to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly.
2. to require; need.
3. to ask earnestly for; beg for.