lots of things...♥

Yesterday was Ricky's birthday! I made a buttermilk cake with dark chocolate frosting, 100% from scratch. Seriously? Eight eggs for a cake? Ah well, it was worth it, and I couldn't go back on my ban of boxed mixes in my kitchen.

Tempering chocolate may just be my arch nemesis. It's the truth, chocolate is the Khan to my Kirk. No problems this time though.

I wish he liked more exciting cakes, but nope! Yellow cake. Chocolate frosting. The end.
We went out for Mexican (of course.) I had spicy shrimp with green chili peppers, onions, cilantro, tomatoes, and jalapenos. He had the Carne Asada.
Then we took Malo and Maggie on their first trip to the dog park! To be honest, I was really nervous. Malo isn't neutered (Ze Germans hate neutering) and he can be a tad aggressive towards other dogs. Or cats. Or children. Or the elderly.
They both did so well! Malo growled a little at first at the other dogs, but they were all his size, as the big and small dogs are separated by fence, so I guess he didn't feel threatened enough to go for anyone's jugular. They had such a great time running and playing with other dogs. Maggie thought it was more of a "people park" and just wanted to be petted by strangers. She's so cute, people go absolutely nuts over her, it's hilarious.
Come on, wouldn't you?
Happy black noses on the drive home!
i drank mine too fast to take a picture so i found this one at whatscookingamerica.com
On the note of happiness, I found a Bubble Tea shop in the mall today! It's only been there for about a month, which explains why I haven't seen it. I love Bubble Tea ♥ ♥!
They make (get this) Lavender Bubble Tea. Yes, of course I had it.

I also went to the Gap and found some jeans that I love. The Boyfriend fit is my favorite because I hate tight "check out my camel toe" jeans, and they're nice and loose but still flattering. The only problem was that up until recently the only ones they made had a lot of holes and distressing going on. The knee holes would tear after just a few kneels! These are the same jeans, minus all that Abercrombie-esque BS. Yay!
Oh and PS my awesome monogrammed sheets came today from Pottery Barn (squeee!) and I was lazy and made Rib-Eye steaks, steamed asparagus, and boxed (eegads!) macaroni and cheese for dinner. Whatever, don't judge me, sometimes Ricky and I just really want some Kraft Mac. You know you do too.