Raspberry Rhubarb Pie

Milestones are happening in the Fleur-De-Licious world!  Milestones like the last day of law school class.  And the last finals ever.  And impending real world lawyer jobs.  MOST IMPORTANTLY however, Kate will be moving to Dallas soon, which is where I live, which means that for the first time since graduating high school in 2006…I get to live in the same city as my best friend.  There will be champagne when she gets here.  We are classy ladies.

Grapefruit Yogurt Cake

A few days ago we had the first Perfect Spring Day of the year in Austin.

The sun was out, but it wasn’t too hot. The wind was blowing, but not too hard. Just the Perfect Spring Day.

Perfect Springs Days fill me with a rush of gratitude. So here are some things I am just super thankful for lately:

Oatmeal Crumb Banana Cake

This post was thiiiiis close to being another edition of “let me tell you all the crazy things that can happen to the brain.”

I have decided not to subject you to this, and for that, you’re welcome.

Instead, let’s talk about the great and honorable intentions I have for spring break.

I always approach breaks from school with faaaar too much ambition.  There is usually a huge gap between what I dream I will accomplish, and what I actually end up doing.  My rough goals for spring break look like this:

Lemon-Thyme Scones with Plum Jam

Oh.  So one time, I made scones a full WEEK before Valentine’s day so that I could post them in time for you to make the perfect breakfast for your love!!!  They were even semi heart-shaped, and full of red jam, and I planned them out for at LEAST 4 days.  I was so on top of my game.

Caramel Popcorn Cookies

The working title of this post was, “How to have a wonderful birthday when you don’t have time to have a birthday.”

Sometimes your birthday comes around at an inconvenient time.   This probs happens more often than not, seeing as most of us have life generally going on around us.  This year, the big 2-5 was 3 days before our exam over the gastrointestinal system.  So, you know, no big crazy blowout on the sched.  But I had a fabulous day nonetheless, in between all the notes about hepatitis and ulcerative colitis.  Here’s how you do it:

S’more Bars

I have seven days until I start school again.

Where has the time gone?

Usually, I feel like Christmas break is almost too long. Like I get bored and feel like it’s been ages since I stepped foot on campus. I do not feel this way this week. Alas, school doesn’t ask me about these things (though, it totally should).

Since I have seven days of nothingness left, I’m making a To Do list.

Payday Cake

Recently I learned 2 important things about myself.

1) I will put on pink lipstick before any task I think may be stressful or that may make me feel like I’m not in control. Like while I’m waiting for my ride to the airport, which happened to be quite late, and it happened to end up not mattering at all. (Is mattering even a word? I don’t think this thing has very good spell check.) Or like when I hear that our flight to Denver is going to be delayed due to blizzard conditions.

Nothing I can do about it, so I might as well put on some lipstick.