easter cake pops!

These took *forever*. We ran into some problems with coating chocolate viscosity, thus the lumpiness of some. Strawberry and chocolate cake variety, balled and dipped by me, mom, and grandma, and mostly decorated by yours truly. Recipe, idea, etc from Bakerella. My coworkers (except poor Adam and those observing Passover) reaped the benefits of leftover pops today. Leftover pops and me not trusting myself to ration them responsibly over the next week or so.

very telling

It’s been a busy few days. I had a really great Thanksgiving, and the day after my family and I drove to NY and got down to business with the move. At this point I’ve turned in the keys to my old apartment (the ones I had left, anyway), and have shed a lot of baggage. I’m trying to get myself settled, which has been going smoothly. I was reminded of that quote from Fight Club: “The things you own end up owning you”, and that’s true if you’re not careful and don’t prioritize. It’s just stuff. My parents were able to save my couch though, thankfully. It’d just be a shame to leave by the curb, since I spent so much money on it and haven’t had it even a full year. So maybe it owns me a little, but I like that thing, and the only Craigslist reply I got for it was from an obvious scammer and I intend to have a little fun with him.

I’m looking into artwork for my walls. Above you’ll see one of my Etsy finds. I have a few things to hang right now but I’m not really sure how to group them. Holes in the walls seem so permanent to me. Over my Thanksgiving break I bought some nice 5×7 frames at the Christmas Tree Shop for next to nothing, so even if I don’t find anything for myself, the holidays are coming up and I can frame things for other people. I really love the Christmas season.