Classic Neopolitan

I made these for my friend, Ian, whom I hadn't seen him in months and months. He was my first college friend, isn't that cute?! Yeah, anyway.

Strawberry cake, chocolate ganache, vanilla frosting. He even said it tasted like the ice cream does.. just not cold. So that's good!

But let me just say this about our friendship. I think he's a really great guy, and even though I don't get to see him much, when we do hang out, it's always as if we're back in freshman year--kind of awkward, but we are able to morph that into something we can both laugh at. When I think of The Format and The O.C., I'm reminded of him. I hope we stay friends after I graduate.

Not Kerbey Lane

I forgot how much I used to love my 50mm lens. Maybe I'll use it exclusively from now on. Or until I find I am much too close to the objects/people I want to photograph. But hey, I respect personal boundaries.

"Sprinkle," I don't like that word

Jessica, Ara, and I had been planning on throwing a "couples dinner party" for over a month or so before it actually happened. A lot of effort went into it, seeing as how we had to finalize the meal, look up/alter recipes, buy ingredients, bake a lasagna and cupcakes using one oven in the span of four hours, go back to the grocery store because HEB forgot to bag the ricotta cheese, get Ara to drive to her house because we ran out of aluminum foil, not to mention the fact that we all had to get gussied up in a hurry before the boys arrived.

It was kind of stressful. And nerve-wracking.

But fun. And all that stereotypical banter that involves undergoing tremendous amounts of stress before having a great, amazing time that made all your efforts well worth it.

No, but really.

I made vanilla cupcakes with Nutella frosting:


Jessica and Ara made the vegetable lasagna, which I couldn't find a good enough picture of.




I've really enjoyed the triple date nights we've been having. I've never had this before where I was able to find compatible couples to hang out with (and I've got two!), and I know this can't last forever, so I'm going to enjoy and milk it for as long as I can.

Technicalities

This is not a baked good, but I thought it was funny. It's a cupcake.. in a CUP. Cup. Cake. Get it? Well, technically, it's a mug, but love, not labels!

Too bad it wasn't that good.. I put too much baking powder and not enough sugar. I should've added more milk. Or maybe buttermilk? Whole milk? No, never whole milk. But my mom and sister had it with some leftover frosting and thought it was fine.

Anyway, here are the pictures from last night!

The last one

I have a whole bunch of pictures from tonight, which included a trip to the Domain, dinner at NoRTH, and a riveting game of couples' Apples to Apples. It was Ara's birthday on the first of the month, so this was our celebration.

I made her rainbow cupcakes because, I don't know, I feel as if they fit her personality extremely well--colorful, bright, pleasing. But I didn't know she wasn't fond of cream cheese frosting. Yikes.. my bad.



I'll post more pictures later. Because I have a lot of them.

Normal-face, José-face

Picture Survey

1. a picture of you in your room.


2. a picture with someone you don't actually like.


3. a picture of you very drunk.
N/A

4. a picture of you on your birthday, or your favourite holiday.


5. the youngest picture you can find of yourself in digital form.


6. a picture of you in one of your favourite outfits.


7. a picture of you making a goofy face at the camera.


8. a picture you miiiiiight have edited to make yourself more attractive.


9. a picture of a night you regret...


10. a picture of you truly being yourself.


11. the most recent picture of you.


12. a picture of you being absolutely ridiculous.


13. a picture of you showing off a new haircut/color.


14. a picture of a time in your life that's over, but you wish it wasn't.


15. a picture of a time in your life that's over, and you couldn't be more thankful that it is.


16. a picture of you when you were anything but happy...


17. a picture of you that you had no idea was being taken.


18. a picture of you when you were a different person than you are now.


19. a picture of you with someone you love


20. a picture of how you'd like the world to see you.


21. a picture that describes how you'd like to spend every day.


22. a picture of a time when everything was changing.


23. a picture that makes your heart hurt.


24. a picture that makes your heart smile.


25. a picture of one of the best nights of your life. (or day)

Jan

I'll add more later, maybe after I watch Atonement.

I've known Jan for a long time.. probably for 16 years, give or take a few months. At a very young age, I took up the responsibility of trying to, how should I put this.. "coach her through life." I used to lecture her about the proper way to treat her younger brother, I would make sure she used her manners, I would open soda cans for her, and I was her pop culture guru, giving her weekly exams about the ongoings of the pop princesses and boy bands of our time.

After moving to Austin, growing up, and an inevitable distance in our relationship, things have definitely changed, though in a way, she's still the same girl she was back in first grade. Ever the anime enthusiast and constantly poking people in their sides, there is this childish demeanor in her that will never go away, no matter how much "coaching" I do.

But that's okay. Because I know I will never ever meet anyone like her. Someone as unique as that, you just gotta love.

All The Single Ladies

We stayed locked up in my bedroom until 2:30AM. Oh yes.

But in all seriousness, I love this consistent "girl time" we've been having. Granted, this was the first time all three of us have actually attended, but it's a start. Future plans include: tennis, shopping, eating, roadtripping.