Valentine

Right after Mardi Gras was of course Valentine's Day (still playing a bit of catch up on this little blog).  Vlad and I had a quiet night in, and he made me an amazing steak dinner with asparagus and potatoes!  The bouquet of speckled roses he brought me were just beautiful, so as I always do with Vlad's flowers, I give you a post about them!  They are still thriving in their vase and make my apartment smell so sweet!  I hope you enjoy them and wish you a splendid week!

Fancy Drinks #2

Valentine's Lemonade

Mocktail:

2 parts raspberry lemonade (or regular pink lemonade)

1 part cranberry juice

add a little grenadine for sweetening

and a strawberry on top for garnish  

option: add a sugar rim to make it even fancier!

Cocktail:

2 parts raspberry lemonade (or regular pink lemonade)

1 part cranberry juice

1 part champagne (or white wine if you prefer)

add a little grenadine

and a strawberry on top

plus a sugar rim

I love how festive a deep pink drink with a little sparkling sugar can be this time of year!  This sweet, fruity cocktail is perfect for any Valentine's occasion!  I must say, that while the color pink and anything heart-shaped isn't really my thing, the grocery store sugar cookies at Valentine's day are my weakness!  I've probably been through three boxes, single-handedly, since they first arrived on display in January!  Happy Valentine's Day everyone and I hope these Valentine's Lemonades can make your holiday a little sweeter, sweetheart or not!

Behind the Scenes:   A little love note from Einstein!

Love Letters

Since we were in the third grade and made Valentines mailboxes so our classmates could slip in notes of friendship and puppy love, I've always loved the idea of a Valentine being something you share with people dearest to you.  While I'm not the biggest fan of Valentine's Day, I always like to create little love notes to send.  Whether its a delicately cut paper heart or a simple hand-made card, to me a Valentine is full of good thoughts and hopeful wishes.

Here are the Valentines I'm sending this year to my family.  Being a little further away, it's nice to be able to send them something they can open with a smile and know I'm thinking of them!  I hope you enjoy them too!

Deerest Love,

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I love looking at all the different calendars people design and post, and for a while now I've been wanting to play with my own, so after a year, I finally got a chance to make my first desktop calendar!  So today I have it for you as a Valentine's gift!  However, I'm also conducting an experiment to see how this works so bear with me!  The next one I make will certainly show a learning curve but I thought this one was cute and simple for a short month!  Lately I've been loving woodland creatures, which my parents will find funny since I've always teased them for having more than a few prints of deer, otters, rabbits, and chipmunks hanging throughout their house.  I can't believe how fast January went by, but now that February is here I feel like things are settled in and now I can add new things to a solid foundation!  So get ready Thirsty World Readers, good things are coming! :D

Download Deerest Love Here.