fixing a broken heart.

Isn't it interesting how a broken heart doesn't heal? How years later, it might still hurt?
But then someone comes and picks it up. And he looks at you like you're the only girl in the world. And your smile lights up his sky. And he treats you right and spoils you rotten. And then, one day, you forget that your heart was ever broken in the first place.

chai-vanilla.

ive never made cupcakes from scratch, so im very proud of the ones i made today. and oh what a fight i fought to make these. 

chai is made of five spices: nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and ginger. I needed three of those, the three most expensive.

the timeline of chai

sunday:

i had a terrible day, but i left my wallet in loveland and sadly realized i could not buy the spices.

monday:

I went through my purse for coins and found twenty dollars in quarters, tried to buy spices at self check out- the coins jammed and i left embarassed and empty handed.

tuesday:

i returned to the store desperate, my plan- COINSTAR. i got twenty one dollars from my coins, but realized at check out that  that was not enough (darn you, cardamom). so i bought what i could and left to ravage through my car. I came back in moments later with ten more dollars in coins. and FINALLY the magical chai spices were mine. (sidenote, i have since fallen -more- in love with chai)

anywho, the cupcakes are tasty. come by if you want one. i made twelve (and already ate two). the rest are for all of you!

my Love.

I woke up today, made myself a pot of coffee and prepared for- what I thought would be- an extension of my bad week.

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And then I got a call. 

From my very best friend. 

Who asked me to come outside. 

And handed me these flowers. 

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"Because youre smart. youre beautiful and you're special." and "I wanted to brighten your day." 

Bad days cant exist, when friends like her are in this world.

extra, extra.. read all about it.

photo courtesy of kraft food recipes. 

as you all know, im a stress baker. and im stressed. so this is what im making today- a pumpkin spider web cheescake. but tierney and i are on a get-skinny kick. SO this finished product is going out to one of my lucky followers.

the only rules are- 1. you must be following my blog (just click - join this site- under followers- then sign in with an account! hint- miami students, our miami email works as a google address) 2. comment on this post with your halloween costume.

and thats it! i will hand deliver to my favorite costumed follower. im off to get ingredients right now. i cant promise that it will look as great as this picture- but it might! let the games begin.

update: its out of the oven and in the fridge for five hours! keep the posts coming!! this cake is looking good!

ida red.

apples apples apples. apple cider, apple pie, apple bread, apple crisp.

as many of you know i had the lovely luck to visit grosse ile michigan this fall break, thanks to the hospitable hunter family. our weekend was lovely: manicures, shopping, tasty food, movies, baking- and my personal favorite- apple picking! 

the weather was perfect, chilly and fall like. we bought a bag for fifteen dollars and filled it to the brim with red ida apples. ally told me "the best apples are at the top" so we each climbed a tree for the most crisp and tangy apples. 

it was the perfect end to a perfect week, fall break is over, and fall is here!