Happy Valentine's Mes Amis, Mon Cheris, et Mon Amours.

Je t'aime Ms. Christiana

Humility . . .

Regrets & Reflections . . .

"I know that with love comes pain, but why did I have to love so much?"

Fading Out . . .

Absence Leads to Agony . . .

"True love burns the brightest. But the brightest flames leave the deepest scars."

"Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart."

Longing . . .

"If I never met you, I wouldn't like you. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't love you. If I didn't love you, I wouldn't miss you. But I did, I do, and I will."

Eat Your Heart Out!

First and foremost, let us please bow our heads a give a moment of silence to my hand mixer. Poor thing died while stirring the batter. I've had it since college and it gave me some good years. Especially considering I bought it for $10 at a CH Martin in New Brunswick. You've in a better place now, but your legacy lives on. RIP.

So Saturday morning I decided to finally bust out my heart shaped mini cake pans. I don't know what absurdly sappy mood I was in the day I bought those cake pans, but they are kinda fun. And it was my friends birthday which was another good excuse. {Joyeux Anniversaire Garan!} I took a basic chocolate cake recipe from the back of a Toll House container and I improved it. One tip for keeping the moisture in vegan baking is to use natural applesauce instead of eggs. 1/4 of a cup of natural applesauce {I stress natural for a reason} equals 1 egg.

Another tip is to not over fill the cake pans. I remembered that about 10 minutes after I put them in the oven. The end result is not too terrible but I had to trim them down a bit.

Whoops!

I made a cream cheese frosting to top it off. So pretty!

 

Adoration . . .

“Love is not blind; it simply enables one to see things others fail to see.” ~ Anonymous 

“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.” ~ Brandi Snyder

“You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.” ~ Anonymous 

Love Week Begins . . .

Valentine's Day is 7 days away. For many it's either one of the best or worst holidays of the year. I usually don't pay it much mind if I'm single, but shit, I'm really dreading this year. Perhaps because I'm getting older and having a valentine is supposed to be a done deal by now. Whatever the reason, the yoga side of me decided not to approach the day with resentment or hostility. So I'm going to dedicate my blog this week to the peaks and valleys of love. Because just like Valentine's Day, love itself can be the best and worst thing to happen to person. I'm starting with my absolute favorite type: fearless love. There are so many things to be scared of in this world, natural disasters, terminal illnesses, boring people,  but my dear friends, love should not be one of them.

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