birthday recap

This is my Icebat cake. He's my favorite little dude. I have a thing for bats.. I'm kinda weird like that :). So last night was fun.. very relaxing which I think I needed. I think I'm coming down with something from all the traveling and lack of sleep. I've had a sore throat since I left Florida and have been chugging Airborne like mad ever since. I firmly believe in that stuff too. I think it's what kept me alive long enough to get through finals when I had an abundance of sleepless nights. After getting strep throat May of my freshman year I started trying to take care of myself as best as I could when I knew those sleepless times would be coming up.

And that was my tangent on Airborne. Anyway, last night Charlie(aforementioned boyfriend) came over and we had dinner with my family, ate my Icebat cake, and I got some amazingly thoughtful gifts. I thought I'd share some with you because they're pretty fun..




The first dress and the owl apron (seen better as a little "prop" in yesterdays crepe photos) are from Charlie. I think it's pretty awesome when your boyfriend can pick out clothes you actually love. Not many dudes can do that. The sweater, scarf, shirtdress, and gray bag are from my parents. The Little Black Dress Lolita glass is from my brother for my little collection I have been accumulating. It came with two bottles of liquor. He's only 18 so I'm thinking he had a little help on this one ;). The black Coach bag is from Charlie's parents. I was definitely not expecting that. Amazing.

Overall it was a great birthday. I'm really glad to be collecting clothes that I would wear everyday but are also work friendly. (Don't worry, I'd wear some sort of pants with the shirtdress ;). ) I tried the whole stiff button down shirt and stiff skirt business attire when I had my internship and it just wasn't me. I felt so crunchy and uncomfortable all the time. So now I'm trying to collect pieces that are nice, but still me.

Hopefully I'll be celebrating with friends this weekend if I don't get any sicker. So cheers with a glass of Airborne and everybody have a great weekend!

birthday crepes

I decided to try my hand at making crepes today. I've been avoiding them because I was seriously intimidated by the flipping process, and for good reason.




The first two just tore into pieces and folded in on themselves when I tried to gently flip them. Clearly that was the wrong way to approach it. After quickly searching for a youtube video to show me how it's done, I learned that you gotta be quick and rough with it.. just shove the spatula under and do a lift-spin-splat sort of motion. Great description, I know. But after that I was a master and got a pretty good groove down.




So the batter couldn't be easier. Just combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix mix mix!





Then off to the pan. First successful flip! :D




Plate them one on top of the other as they are done. They shouldn't stick together. Then top with your favorite filling and roll it up! I'm a savory over sweet girl any day so I put ham and cheese in mine. A little sprinkling of powdered sugar and they're good to go!




You could also fill them with jam or your favorite preserves. Maybe some chocolate chips and bananas. You could really put anything in them.





Then eat up!


Crepes
recipe from The Wanna be Country Girl

In a medium bowl combine:
3/4 cup cold water
3/4 cup milk
3 egg yolks
1 tbsp sugar
1 cup flour
5 tbsp melted butter

Mix ingredients well. Lightly oil a frying pan. Ladle mixture into pan and swirl it around to coat the bottom and a little up the sides. When sides start to separate from pan, flip crepe and cook for about another minute. Slide finished crepes off pan onto a plate. Fill with whatever your heart desires and roll it up.



Also, today is my birthday :)



So I'm going to go do birthday things. Have a good one!