Tis the Season... or was the season.

I sit here in bed, still buzzing off the unadvised amount of diet coke I had right before bed time and it struck me that I have widely neglected this blog... something I was so gungho about when I started. Now, it may be different if I had one of those blogs that was read by thousands of people a day but I really just started this for myself as a way of getting my thoughts out there while avoiding having a diary and feeling like I was ten years old again.

Now I can't promise to faithfully update the blog but I will try my hardest to get back on track. Last time I was on here, I talked about the blog assignment I had to do for my social media class. I structured it around eating fresh and avoiding all processed foods. The blog turned out pretty well and I got a fantastic mark but I feel like it will just be a one-off... a blog that served its purpose at the time. If you are curious to check it out, the URL is A Batch From Scratch. Just a disclaimer: this was done for a school assignment and not meant to be released out for everyone to see so I did take a few liberties with stories I posted. For instance, I do not know Chef Susur Lee (wish I did!), have never been to Madeline's (it has since closed down), and did not get in touch with the restaurant for the recipe I posted. However, it was on site for public access so I felt it was ok to borrow for the purposes of the assignment. I'm actually pretty proud of the assignment and maybe in the future will actually do something with the blog.

Back to the present. Today (or yesterday since it is now 1 am) was Valentines Day. A holiday that has risen to prominence on a mountain of roses, chocolate and sappily sweet greeting cards. Now I've never had a special someone on Valentines Day but don't let that fool you into thinking I don't love the holiday. I do! I'm not one of those down with Valentines Day people, though sometimes I do feel the PDA gets a little nauseating. If you feel that way about someone, why can't you express it at anytime? Why do you have to save it all for February 14th?

Anyways, one of my favourite things about Valentines Day is the emergence of the Red Velvet Cupcake. While I am not usually one for chocolate cupcakes, something about this special twist on the classic has me saying "OM NOM NOM" everytime. Only downside: the amount of food colouring used in each batch. It's a little horrendous... but as my friends Sam, Brooke and I found out at Robbie Burns Day this year, it takes way more red food colouring than you think to make your icing red. In fact, it will never actually be red but just very pink instead. But such is life.

Hopefully this means I am back for good. But know this, Valentines Day is very special... so whether you spent it with a loved one or spent the day with Crisis Communication homework and whipped cream whippets, I hope you enjoyed yourself.

XOXO Lisa