goodnight, january

 

My kind of evening.

and I am so lucky..

..Because I have the best mom in the world. Today was her birthday.

Happy Birthday, Mama! Thanks for all you do, everyday. I love you.

harry, hippies, and dessert.

Red velvet cake, harry potter, and my hook and yarn are my companions this evening. (I realize that about every three posts I talk about harry potter, but this is just my life, don't mind me).

After dinner, my mom and I hassled my dad into making an errand to the grocery store for some cake, and for "forcing" him to do so, he guilted me into accompanying him. It really was for the best though, because sometimes my dad just cannot be trusted to take care of the groceries alone. He was in need of some lunches for work, and if it were up to him, he would eat canned soup and ramen everyday. Do you realize the sodium content in those?  They are essentially selling heart-attack in a can.


While explaining this to my father ("It's ok to eat these every once in awhile, but you cannot live off of them..."), a burly, wild-haired hippie-man with strangely yellow-tinted sunglasses passed us by, pointed to my dad and said "Hey man, you eat whatever you want..." This is what happens when I try to be proactive in the health and well-being of my loved ones.  

On a sidenote, I need to learn how to cook. I have really cute aprons.

My poor future husband...whoever he is, hopefully he'll understand. I can bake really good cookies, though. Maybe that will be enough.

Oh dear, I am tired. I hope you are having a good week so far, friends. I can't wait to read all about them!

chocolat

Yesterday, my mom and I went and  made a visit to the sweet (literally) little chocolate shop of Godiva. There is something so magical about a chocolate shop, and nothing makes me want to binge on chocolate  more than the pretty packaging and lovely layout of all the little treats. 

I was enchanted by all the tantalizing sweets, especially since it all instantly reminded me of one of my favorite movies, Chocolat.  Vianne's little chocolaterie makes me crave all those delicious and beautiful looking desserts...honestly, desserts never looked so good as her extravagant ones. They are gorgeous,  like art. 

I love this movie.  It makes me want to open up my very own chocolaterie..Plus, it certainly doesn't hurt that Johnny Depp makes a smashing appearance as the handsome and mysterious Roux...

I hope you are having a wonderful Friday!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway! All you need to do is leave a comment under that post indicating that you're interested...I am thinking of adding more prizes in to sweeten the pot (yes, pun intended in honor of this delicious post).


I'll let you know though :]