Even though I sometimes rant about my living situation and my old job and even some certain people...

I think I am truly blessed and have some of the greatest friends. Some I don't see as often as I like, some might be considered to others as acquaintances, and some I know are true friends and our friendship will last for our entire lives.

Its crazy to think how quickly life just flies by. I have such great memories that seriously feel like they happened only yesterday. But, at the same time the friendship I have with these people feels like its lasted a lifetime because the universe knows that we should have been friends since it's creation.

I have so much nostalgia running through me from looking at old photos while I'm packing up my room to move in a few weeks. From the huge photo album that Photobug gave me, to the one posted up on my cork board. So much fun was had and I don't regret a thing when it comes to true friends.

Less than 2 weeks

August 8th. Otherwise known as my birthday. And I am less than excited...

From my experience, my birthday should not be a day to look forward to. I have had a long string of bad birthdays. I think the last time I had a good birthday was when I use to spend my entire summer in Maine. It was never anything special. Just my family, a friend or two, if that, and a cake. Simple yet fun. I've never had an extrodinary birthday but at the same time I'm not expecting one now. I'm actually just hoping to get through my birthday without crying. That's probably my biggest goal since just thinking of my birthday now makes me tear up.

I've told a few people that I want to abolish my birthday. I don't see why not. It would make it so no one would have the chance to ruin the day. I'm not saying that all my birthdays were bad but what has happened on my birthday in the past would create birthday pesimission for anybody. Being forgotten, yelled at, guilt-tripped, and crying my eyes out does not compute to good memories about the one day that should be special for me. In this case the bad out wieghs the good. Maybe I'm expecting too much.

Focus on the good things maybe? I'm about to embark on a new chapter in my life. A new place to live with a newish roommate. A place that I can actually make my own. Decorate myself and put MY personality into. A believe it could create a whole new way of life for me. No more craziness to deal with. And I'll actually have space to accomplish some of my ideas! This is what I am hopeful for.

More clothing making.
Try to make more accessories.
Expand and develop my portfolio. 
Makes my drawing into an actualality.
Start baking regularly.
Hopefully will get to take the cake decorating class I've been dying to.
Truly enjoy the Fall.

I have begun packing. I'm too excited to move. Clean. Organize. Pack. Repeat. I hope to only have my bed, tolietries, and some clothing left in my apt before August 28th. I will deticate my nights and whatever I can in the weekend to this. Fingers crossed.

Boston Public Market

Who wouldn't love fresh, locally grown food all year round? I know that I would love a Market for the whole year. I know that the so call "Vine-ripe tomatoes" sold at the grocery store are picked way too early and then just sit around till their red. Not really ripe so thank you! Lets give this idea a jump start and click on the link below and make sure to "Email the Governor" after to watch the video. You wont regret it!

Boston Public Market

Wow.

Today is good for 2 reasons.

1-Lindsay Lohan finally gets what's coming to her and makes her way to jail.

2-As you already know, I have decided to be apart of the event called "Catwalk for the Cure"- a fashion show deticated to raise money to finding a cure for Breast Cancer. Well, today, I e-mailed them my ideas for what I will be making and they liked them so much that they want to use my drawing for a promotional event.

"Boston Common Magazine asked for pictures, because this is the first event we don't have them so I thought sketches would be unique."

MY SKETCHES WILL BE IN BOSTON COMMON MAGAZINE!!


...here's your sneak preview!

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The Steady's Birthday Weekend!

Well, its 10:32PM on Sunday night of Steady's birthday weekend. I tried my best to make it a good one for him. I got him 2 albums and hoped that he didn't already have them, hid them under my pillows and waited for him to find them. It was pretty sneaky. That was Friday night the rest of the weekend was like this.

Saturday morning... made muffins for the b-day boy and we ate them. YUM.

• We pretty much just enjoyed each others company in a nice, quiet apartment. 
• Had a Flash Flood fill up the apartments courtyard and watched in the river in the back alley.
• Dinner time. We made tacos. I started it but when he left to go get the seasoning that the cashier left out of my bags, I got the pan to jump off the stove into my hands. That's right burnt my fingers by catching a hot pan. Smart right? So Steady finished it up since I had to try and cool down my fingers to stop the pain.
• Then I surprised him by taking him to a comedy club above a Chinese restaurant in Cambridge. [Sneaky, sneaky] It turned out to be a great choice. Very funny night. 
• After wards, we met up with a few of his friends and had a drink or two.
• Surprisingly, ran into a friend that is usually in NYC and had a nice chat.
• Bed time.

Sunday morning. PANCAKES!

• The birthday weekend seemed to also have Free Slurpee thrown in the mix so we walked to Coolidge Corner and got some yummy but not so "free" slurpees. Still good.
• Window shopped. Then a 57 bus to Not Your Average Joe's in Watertown to use his free birthday meal coupon. Save me a buck or so.
• Then came back to my apartment and just hung out.

I know it wasn't incredible but it was a great weekend.

Also, on top of all that, I made him a cake. No final pictures but I took some along the way. It was fun and I will definitely try it again!

The components:

That's French Vanilla cake, Ice cream and a chocolate and white chocolate gnoche!

It was a layered cake where the cake surrounded the ice cream like a cookie and the gnoche was like a frosting.

Making the Gnoche!

Heat 1 cup heavy cream to a simmer.

Add 12 oz Semi Sweet Chocolate chips.

Gently wisk so mixture does not seize up.

Keep whisking until chocolate is completely melted.

For the White Chocolate Gnoche you only heat up 1/2 cup of heavy cream, pour in the white chocolate chips and gently shake the pan until the chips are submerged. Then add 4 T of butter and let it rest for 1 minute. Then whisk until mixture is smooth and all chips and butter has melted.

For both, refrigerate for at least 30 minutes so that the mixture can firm like frosting. It was quite delicious.

But now it's bed time again. The end of a long weekend full of surpises, good and bad, and fun with the Steady. Too bad he had to leave. Too bad its back to the real world tomorrow morning. Too bad for a lot of things but smiles and laughs overpower what didn't go according to plan this weekend.

Smiles, Laughs and Love.