"you don't really have to make me anything."

a short while ago, it was the week of my boss' birthday.

i asked him what he wanted me to bake.

he says, "gourmet cupcakes. chocolate with white frosting...

...but you don't really have to make me anything."

obviously that meant if i didn't make him cupcakes, 

i would likely be fired.

so i decorated.

the week after, one of my co-workers requested macaroons.

i bought the ingredients but realized i didn't have enough almonds.

instead of going back to the store, 

i harvested them from my raisin nut bran.

 

easy enough, right?

plus the raisins are the best part anyway.

then i made chocolate macaroons with raspberry chocolate ganache:

other food i have made lately?

pepperoni pizza panini sandwiches --

and assorted meals with rice.

chicken, pineapple and peppers -- 

grilled apple, onion and peppers -- 

 

 still to come: my PINATA COOKIES (x2)

and my boston recaps (one day each day starting tomorrow)

in closing...happy mother's day.

(click on photos to enlarge)

 and welcome to the family, melody!

krondashians love cats and candid photos.

running around, making faces and having dreams.

for me, going running is like exploring

...at a quicker-than-usual pace.

my new favorite place to go is the cemetery right across from work.

^ the smaller picture on the left is the baby cemetery ) :

also i like the park that has trails along the river.

 

 here are more pictures of my family.

for us, this is completely normal.

 <3 sibs

also sometimes i wake up from dreams and try to write down important things.

i think this one is supposed to say:

 "backhanded compliment. didn't think you'd make it."

torn.

i know. i should be focused on catching up.

but instead, i'm really distracted.

one of my fav bloggers (briane) posted this song

and now i can't get it out of my head.

one of the lines of the song is:

"i don't want to dream if it won't come true."

now i'm a little torn.

i want to dream.

but it's sad to think that my dreams won't come true.

i don't know.

food for thought?