It was 6 PM on a cool Sunday in May, and our waitress was enjoying the leisurely trickle of customers through the patio door. It wasn’t really warm enough to justify the icy pitcher of sangria that we’d ordered, but it didn’t matter. After recording our request, our waitress – A – headed for the…
Candy – {Peanut Butter and Chocolate Hi-Hat Cupcakes}
“Hey, I think sat behind you in Marketing last semester.” I tugged the ear bud from my left ear, letting it fall neatly over my shoulder and turned to see the source of the voice. Sitting [ironically] behind me, was an innocent-looking guy. Blue-eyed, blonde-haired and messy-headed, he stared at me expectantly with a smile,…
Say – {Mocha Cupcakes}
All he had to do was laugh. Wearing yesterday’s clothes, I woke up on my friend’s living room floor hopelessly tangled in an unzipped sleeping bag. It was early – around 6:30 – and I was groggy from overeating and staying up too late the night before. Across the room from me, J was sleeping…
Sweet – {Milky Ways}
The trip into town was a long one by bike, but D and I found ways to justify it. Without helmets or supervision, he and I peddled out there many times each summer, often in search of something sweet. I can’t remember how long it took us to reach that liquor store, but it seemed…
Think – {Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream}
Enjoying the damp, dark quiet of an unremarkable night, I’m walking alone on the sidewalk. It seems to move beneath my feet like a giant treadmill and I find myself feeling, although mobile, quite stationary. Lighted by street lamps and porch lights, the path ahead is clearly defined, empty, and normal; but somehow it seems…
Clear – {Double Chocolate Macarons}
As the shadows creep further across the uneven floor, I consider my level of productivity for the day and find myself completely unsatisfied. I feel as if I haven’t done much lately, and I don’t like it. This semesters classes start much later in the day than I would like, leaving me with a lot…