BFFs 4eva!

So, apparently the universe is totally shining down on me because new puppy and Javier are in love with each other. Bro love but still. They are excited to see each other when Tiger comes home from being out with me, Javier gets concerned when Tiger has to be baby gated in the bathroom when I leave, they sleep together, Javi cleans Tiger's ears...and they even wrestle. Which sort of looks like they're fighting but no one is yelping or hissing or meowing or howling or even trying to get away from the other. And no one has suffered any injuries so I'm pretty sure it's a totally playful thing. The best part of which is, they totally wear each other out. Check out the cuteness...and ignore the fact that my bed now belongs to the pets.





Apparently Tiger doesn't mind Javi sleeping on top of him either...

A Sprinkler...

I've decided that pretty much every piece of available wall in my apartment should have art on it. This is going in my kitchen where I will never stop being happy when I see it.

Consolation Prize

I forgot to take pictures!

I went to get keys to my new place this morning with pictures on my mind to share with everyone and three minutes after leaving I realized I'd forgotten to take any pictures. I just get too excited and then I forget all about documentation. Friday though...Friday there will be pictures. Or possibly even tomorrow depending on if I finish packing and feel motivated.

I do have one picture for you though. Of a cupcake. Lana came with me to get my keys and marvel at my new closet (with a light!) and she brought me a cupcake in a baby pink cupcake case. It's about the cutest thing ever. Plus it's delicious because Lana is an amazing bakestress. Not only does she make super yummy treats but she makes them all the time. It's pretty much a guarantee that if you see this girl you will receive a treat. And it will be scrumptious.

P.S. Isn't her frosting super professional looking? Mine just gets smeared on with a knife.

My Most Favorite Time of Year

I'm seriously in love with this time of year. So much so that I think I have reverse seasonal depression. As soon as the wind and rain and earlier dark nights come I get giddy. And while during spring and summer you pretty much get all you're going to get as far as positives go from the beginning, with the cooler months there are so many surprises that get forgotten over the year. It starts with boots and scarves and then you get to turn on the heat and see the leaves change...

and then you get to eat pumpkin flavored things.

I actually don't really bake. I like the product of baking but the work to do it is just sort of tedious to me. With cooking you can just do and things will turn out. It's like an adventure. And while it can be different every time it's usually not bad. With baking you have to follow the directions or you can almost guarantee it will be bad.

Anyways, my friend Lana and I decided we wanted to bake, actually we wanted to have a whole day of baking but that didn't happen. So instead we had an evening of baking/freezing because we made...wait for it...homemade pumpkin ice cream that we sandwiched between chocolate molasses cookies. Seriously, best. Thing. Ever. It makes me want to go get some of the leftover ice cream just thinking about it. The awesome thing about this endeavor is Lana is really good at baking. And really patient. I think baking with me in my studio apartment kitchen was probably a little like trying to cook with a four year old but she was awesome about it. She even made herself a little cookie rolling station on my bed so we could watch Gossip Girl too.

We definitely could have done this with a little more finesse but here are some photos from our very delicious food making. Also, I'm going to be making pumpkin ice cream year round from now on.

This was our cookie recipe. It's from the Martha Stewart book Cookies. Her baking books are amazing by the way. A little intense but it wouldn't be Martha if it weren't.


Lana worked on the wet part of the batter...


while I did the dry. It's pretty right? I was loving all the shades of brown.


This was before our dough went into the freezer. We were supposed to let it refrigerate over night but I didn't read the recipes before we started. Such an amateur mistake. I did mention Lana was patient right?


So the recipe didn't really make many cookies and then we burned half of them so we could only make a few ice cream sandwiches. The cookies and ice cream are equally delicious together though not in sandwich form.