Peach & Pistachio Pavlova

OH HEY.

Here’s a thing that no one tells you about summers in your midtwenties/summers when you’re an actual working adult: they are so busy! I actually spent four weekends away from home at the beginning of this summer. The Accountant hasn’t been home in over five weeks at this point.

What I’m trying to say is that it’s almost August and I don’t really understand how that happened because yesterday it was May I swear.

If you can’t tell, I’m kind of flying by the seat of my pants right now. You know what helps me feel in control and capable?

MERINGUE.

Black Pearl Layer Cake

When you’re a baker, you want to make birthday cakes for everyone.

Seriously. If I could live my life in layer cakes, I would.

Apparently, when you’re a baker, you also assume everyone else has basic baking essentials to make this happen.

As I learned this weekend, they don’t. Seriously.

Peach Cupcakes with Sour/Whipped Cream Topping

Woah. What day is it, y’all?!

The last thing I remember is downloading Justin Bieber’s new album and pressing play.

And then all of the sudden it’s a week later. JB Time Warp for real, you guys…

Tres Leches Cupcakes

Do you have any hidden talents? Not like parlor tricks but serious talents?

I do.

I’m a master karaoke singer.