sweets for my sweeties

I tend to over-do things. It is one of my best/worst qualities in my opinion. Sometimes I procrastinate, sometimes I will put something off for months or years, but the second I decide that I'm really going to do something, I'm all in, and it needs to happen NOW.

For example, I'll go years thinking to myself "I think leopard shoes are cute, maybe I should get a pair", but doing nothing about it. Then one day I will see someone wearing them, or something that would look cute with them and THAT'S IT. I am buying leopard shoes that day, come hell or high water, even if they are wildly expensive, or not even close to the ones I wanted, or two sizes too small. It's happening.

That zeal can come in handy, though, especially when it comes to holidays. I know Valentine's Day can be kind of cheesy and commercial, but really what's wrong with telling your favourite people that you kind of like them, a little bit, some days?

I wanted to send my niece and nephew a ginormous box full of candy, which I'm pretty sure would put me firmly in the running for auntie of the year, but I suspect it might also make me a prime candidate for worst sister ever, so I broke the sugar up a bit with some toys.

package of love for my niece and nephew

A little love for the boy:

he is obsessed with Reece's peanut butter cups. it's a problem.

I saw board's like this on Etsy for $75.00. This one cost me about $6 to make. Ignore my serial killer handwriting.

And:

Back to elementary school- Valentine's for my co-workers

i heart confetti

This is one of my favourite little tricks, it allows you to show your loved ones how much you care, while also annoying them just enough to make them glad you don't live closer.

First, write out the greeting in your card, or if you are making you own cards, stamp them, glitter them, etc until they are ready to go.

Then take a large pile of confetti or glitter (confetti is nicer because it's bigger and easier to clean up) and insert it into a folded piece of paper. I used heart doilies because I am festive like that.

Carefully insert the folded paper into the card, facing up, and close the card. Insert it into the envelope folded side first, and send it off to your chosen target.

When they pull the card out of the envelope and open it, the paper with the confetti (or glitter, depending on how much you love/hate that person) will fall and scatter, leaving them with a big, sparkly mess which they will clean up while sending positive, loving thoughts your way. Probably.

 

death by chocolate

We are having a dessert buffet at work today. It's kind of depressing how excited I am for this, but once I saw all the delicious things that everyone brought in, I realized I wasn't even as excited as I should have been.

oreo cheesecakes

chocolate covered oreos

chocolate fondue...mmmm

This is about to be me:

You can just call me Augustus Gloop.

happy love day

Happy Valentine's Day! I hope everyone gets a ton of kisses, or a ton of chocolate, and if you're really lucky, both at the same time.

We are going to Sausalito for supper, it's one of my favourite little towns in the Bay area, and keeping it low key since we are off to LA this weekend. I officially finished my "cleanse" two days ago, so I'm super excited to eat pasta for the first time in almost a month!

It's going to be just like this, with hopefully the exact same number of mustaches and accordions.