Random Thoughts

So, I haven't come up with anything deep to blog about over the past few days (actually I have, but haven't had the time to process my thoughts, which is quite necessary to deep blogging), so here's what I've been doing....

Birthday Fun!
Saturday was my birthday. Ian made the day so special; he watched Alexandra most of the day so I could have some extended quality time by myself (spent at two of my favorite places, Starbucks and the library). He made whole-wheat blueberry waffles for breakfast, a true sacrifice for a man who loves his breakfasts with non-whole-wheat versions of baked goods, washed all the dishes, and did the laundry and grocery shopping with the baby girl in tow. He also brought me some red roses.

A Writer's Woes
I was able to finish Chapter 7 of the re-write of my novel. The next chapter will likely be equally as difficult, because I am in a section that is necessary but not at all exciting. I feel I should be using this time for character development, but I have few ideas or inspiration. In the last version, the conversation/traveling turned out to be really boring when I read the book after setting it aside for a few months. If you're the author and you think four chapters of your book are boring, that's a problem. So brainstorming/typing/deleting/repeat, here I come.

I Love Mochas (in 12-oz. Quantities)
Since it was my birthday, I received a coupon from Starbucks for any free drink I wanted. I decided to go for it: a triple venti hazelnut mocha. The hazelnut mocha is my favorite drink, and I thought it would be too milky without the extra shot, and I never get ventis because fancy coffee is expensive enough when you're only getting talls. So I got the venti, and discovered that my life is not incomplete because I only get talls; I couldn't even drink the whole thing. Being the cheapskate I am and unwilling to pour out even a free drink, I put some in a mug in the fridge and reheated it this morning. I guess there can be too much of a good thing.

Something Pretty

One of my favorite "for-fun" websites is Cake Wrecks, which usually displays professional cakes created by less-than-talented bakers. The exceptions are Sundays, when cakes created by truly gifted bakers/artists are on display.

Some of these Valentine's Day cakes were just so pretty that I had to share...

Sunday Sweets: Be My Valentine?