my sweet treats!

I am so excited! I just created some beautiful Valentine's treats for my beautiful valentines (aka my family and friends). I learn how to make these Valentine petit fours from MckMama here, and I decided to try them. I have always had an affinity for fondant icing, but have never worked with it. OH MAN, I love it. My sweet treats came out beautifully, although not at beautiful as MckMama's, but it was my first time. I definitly see myself making these sweet treats for many different occasions Pictures will be coming soon, but I have to keep them a secret because my valentines have no idea what are coming to them! so, shhhhhh!

VIVA GLAM!

"I want your love and I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
I want your love and all your lover’s revenge
You and me could write a bad romance."
-Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"

Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper have paired up to raise AIDS awareness. I LOVE MAC's way of raising awareness and money for such an amazing cause. I watched both Gaga and Cyndi on GMA and Today yesterday morning and by yesterday evening I owned Lady Gaga's Viva Glam lipstick (along with a multitude of other necessaties, but let's not go there!) Gaga's lipsick is an awesome pink neutral color. To be honest, I wasn't that impressed, at first, but then after walking around the MAC store and staring at myself in all the mirrors, I found that I LOVED it! This is also coming from a girl that has always been told by her family to wear lipstick. I always felt that I was done with my makeup when I left the house, I never felt naked without it. This view may change soon. Anyways, VIVA GLAM from MAC is a line of celebrity endorsed, limited edition lipsticks that 100% of the price of the lipsticks goes to a foundation for the treatment and research of AIDS. Apparently, the highest prevelance of new AIDS cases are in women between the ages of 17-24 and 39-60. Can you believe it!? (I was shocked to hear this)

Go out and buy this product. It's amazing and it's only $14! Every dollar will go to helping women and you will not be disappointed! :)

Heartbreak; Party of One

"A busy schedule isn't an excuse to let a relationship fail.
When a relationship is special, we find ways to be there."
-Cosmopolitan Magazine, 10 things guys wish you knew, March 2010

I just read this last night before bed and it shocked my heart. This is exactly the reason my ex and I broke up last September. I know, I know it was 5 months ago, but this BF and I were together almost 2 years, were on and off for 7 years, and were great friends for 8 years. We met in high school, through a mutual friend. I was a bubbly cheerleader and he was a football player. We dated, then life happened, he moved away for school, I moved away for school. During college, we talked on the phone constantly. I always felt that our relationship wasn't finished during those times. When I moved back after graduation, our relationship moved along full speed ahead, until it hit a snag.

He found a new love, the gym and a second job. I dealt with becoming 4th best, and did all I could to be with him, to make him find the time. I would drive him to his second job in the city so he didn't have to leave his house earlier to find parking, and I would pick him up around 3am when work was through, even when I had work the next day at 10am. I even joined he worked out at so I could guarantee some face time. (I despise gyms!) By Mid August 2009, I was tired of living my life for him, for putting myself out there for him, and for missing out on time with my girlfriends so I would be available when he finally called. I felt so lonesome, angry, sad, and taken advantage of that I just couldn't handle it. He grew tired of my nagging to spend time together. We eventually broke-up "mutually" right before a Mexico trip with my girlfriends. Now 5 months later, we still see each other, he still talks to my friends, he helps out my family with any car issue they have, and he still calls every once in a while to say hi. He even added me as a friend on his newly created facebook (but not until after he added all my besties). He also calls for reasons not suitable for a blog, and I give in, because in my diluted thinking I think this will help him realize that he wants to be with me.

This is why these two sentences, these 22 little words, gave me a shock of sadness. This was the exact reason we broke up and should be reason enough for me to move on. Moving on is hard, but I need to be strong and carry on. I'm busy too, I work two jobs and go to school. I hope when he realizes that he wants to take our relationship off pause (his words), that I will have already pressed play, maybe with someone else or maybe with myself as a confident single woman!

SUPERBOWL 2010

Yesterday, I watched the Superbowl with three of my best girlfriends, on an amazing HD flat screen that would put any sports bar tv to shame. The four of us drank lemon drops and snacked on "healthy" food. Four girls watching football. I was very excited for the Saints to win the big game. I feel they brought hope to the Big Easy that has been lost for four years now. Although, I love the greatness of Peyton Manning, I was glad that the underdog was able to charge forward. For the record, I thought Carrie Underwood did an amazing job honoring out country, and her outfit was phenomenal! I especially loved her white platform heels!

Watching football with all females brings a certain different element that cannot be captured when macho, sports-watching males are present. This difference was noticed when the commercials were on. It was extremely obvious who the demographic was. The entire first half consisted of Bud Light and Doritos ads. The best ad of the night had to go to Google. Google remembered that females do watch sports, and created an ad that had the four of us transfixed on the screen. Thanks google for not creating an ad with a beer house or old me with no pants on!

fighting with the alarm clock

The past few months, I have been fighting with my alarm clock. Everyday it goes off, and everyday I turn it off and go back to sleep. It's been so bad that I was a few minutes late to work twice this week. I am not a late person. Today I decided that I would wake up when the music went on at 7:15am. Well, I got up, took a shower and now I'm back in bed. So much for that!

here we go...

Alright, here's to my new blog... cheers!

"Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun."
- Kahlil Gibran

xoxo