I woke up feeling totally rested and refreshed this morning! I really need to get back into the habit of going to bed early. I was up too late nearly every night this week, which left me completely exhausted by the time last night rolled around.... so I went to bed early and woke up late. Perfection.

This morning's cup of green tea brought along a nice little reminder.

Before I go, I'll reveal the cake I made for last night... My friend Ariana had some girls over to celebrate her birthday and our friend Beran being back in town for the weekend. I found the recipe for the cake/icing here. The cake was good, but not really as moist as I would have liked. Maybe I overcooked it? I also made the homemade icing ahead of time, but when I went to re-whip it, our mixer broke, so I had to settle for store-bought icing. Oh well, not bad for a first attempt!


Ignore my 3rd grade cursive handwriting :)

Happy Saturday! Are you planning on getting out and enjoying this beautiful weather? I hope so!

Thank goodness it's (almost) Friday! It's been a somewhat crazy week. Work was busy and my evenings were also pretty booked up this week visiting with friends. It's been good - just busy! But that means the week flew by!

Yesterday was my friend Ariana's birthday and, since I've been wanting to for a long time, I offered to make her a birthday cake from scratch for her party tomorrow. She requested yellow butter cake with chocolate icing... and that is just what she'll be getting.

You'll get the recipe and pictures soon... but for now, here's a little sneak peak into my first homemade cake...


I know it's bad to eat raw batter, but let me tell you... if this cake tastes anything like the batter, it is going to be pretty amazing. Just sayin'.


Night night! Happy Friday!