Archive for April, 2009

Posted on April 30th, 2009 by by The Empress

Best. Cake. Ever.

Here, my friends, you see the humble beginnings of what is the most delicious cake to be found on the face of this planet. I know I tend to be dramatic, but I am not kidding this time. This truly is the best cake I have ever tasted.  But first, can we have a moment [...]

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Posted on April 29th, 2009 by by The Empress

Is this a Sign?

Today a friend of mine revealed that she’s been booked to make wedding cupcakes for an event next year.  When I think about it, I am surrounded by the pieces and parts of successful events. I have a cake artist, I have chefs coming out my ears (by which I most nearly mean 3. I [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 by by The Empress

Multiple Blessings

I mentioned a while ago that I found the Duggar book randomly in the library: This book was a fascinating read. This family bases their life on the “quiverfull” movement which comes from Psalm 127 where it says, “Children are an heritage of the Lord…Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them” [...]

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Posted on April 28th, 2009 by by The Empress

Target Syndrome

The weekend of Diana Prince’s wedding I found myself at a Target with the Queen of the Pirates, her boyfriend Sir Bruce Wayne, and Maverick. We needed some inexpensive sodas so that the drinkers could have mixers for their alcohol. I forget exactly how it happened, but somehow the boys became separated from us girls. [...]

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Posted on April 27th, 2009 by by The Empress

Tough Break

If you knew me, you’d know that 5 years ago I broke my toe when it got slammed in a door. It turned black, swelled up, and was generally disgusting for a little while. The nail fell off and grew back and everything was fine. Except I was still in pain.  Almost a year later [...]

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Posted on April 26th, 2009 by by The Empress

Bucket List

If you had three months to spend in New York City…what would you spend it doing?  I’m creating my list. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:  Visit the Botanical Garden Visit the Whitney Visit the Bronx Zoo  Visit the Central Park Zoo See the rest of the Natural History Museum Eat at Jacques Torres [...]

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Posted on April 25th, 2009 by by The Empress

It’s Not Easy Being…

Goodbye, Earth Day/Week/whatever it was. Personally, I feel like every day should be Earth Day. 

Posted on April 25th, 2009 by by The Empress

Dress, Lust

I have been wanting and visiting this dress for several months now. But I feel strongly that it will not be as flattering on me as it is in the picture.  How do you “get over” various articles of clothing or other purchases that you can’t make for various reasons?

Posted on April 24th, 2009 by by The Empress

My Favorite Soup

 Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup I know it’s kind of silly to share a soup recipe with you when it’s about to be summer time and far too hot to even think about soup, but it’s just that delicious. Besides, there are plenty of chilly, rainy days left in the spring so you might think [...]

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Posted on April 24th, 2009 by by The Empress

Domestic Thoughts

Today I started planning some aspects of my return to the parents house. Primarily my concerns are of the “things I need to do before I get there” sort. But then as I was exploring home decorating books tonight my plans got a little bit bigger and slightly more ambitious. Prince Regent, who has agreed [...]