Alexander McQueen: Shoes of Fantasy

God, these are gorgeous in a wonderfully absurd, fantastical way. RIP Alexander McQueen. He was a true fashion visionary.

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Outside Over There: My Nephew

This brand new baby, my nephew, is beautiful, with a big, round head, a button nose, and the cutest, little chin I've ever seen. I'm in love with him, and I already told my brother that I can't wait to spoil him. He's truly a vision to be seen, like a Maurice Sendak baby come to life. I told my mom that he looks like one of the baby goblins from the children's book, Outside Over There. Our family is truly blessed to have such a healthy and precious baby.

I Don't Want to Settle

If I have the choice of being unhappy with somebody and being alone, then I choose being alone. Sure, I would love to meet a guy, but I don't want to settle. I want somebody who is energetic, passionate, and fun. And, until I find that guy, then I'm okay with not being with anybody.

I like my alone time. It's peaceful. Do I get lonely? Sure, I do. I'm just way past the point of being with somebody just to be with somebody. I want more. I want an amazing guy, and I know I can find him. 2009 was so hard for me. I spent every day of it, wondering why it was so tough, why I was so miserable, why I couldn't find the connection I needed, no matter how hard I looked. The truth was I was looking in all the wrong places: the guys with whom I got involved this past year didn't deserve me, and they took me for granted and wasted my time.

2010 is around the corner, and it's going to be a good year. I'm positive, and I have a great feeling that wonderful things are coming my way. I'm older, wiser, and I don't want to waste my time anymore with men who play games, manipulate, or fail to see how fantastic a woman I really am :-)

When Love Makes You Miserable

For a few months I was in love with somebody. I'm not sure why, or if I was really in love with that person, or if he was even the person I thought he was. Now that I've stepped back from this situation, I realize that I didn't know him at all. He didn't want me to know him.

He played games, he kept me at arm's length at all times, and he had never stopped loving his ex. Needless to say, I was miserable. I had so much love to give, and yet he wasn't the one to give it to. He didn't deserve it anyway.

The last time I saw him, he mistreated me, and it broke my heart, because I had always been so good to him when he was at his lowest point. Sometimes loving somebody hurts, and I stopped loving him to finally make the pain go away. And it did.

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I'm Back, Bitches

Yikes, it's been a while since I've posted. The last four months have been anything but enjoyable for me. I got caught up in a bad situation involving a guy I really liked, and I will definitely write about it soon. I'm out of it now and stronger than ever. I'm going to chalk it up to another learning experience. I should've known better, and I should've never got involved knowing the situation, but I did. Sometimes you can't see the forest through the trees.

Anyway I'm glad to be back, and I promise to start posting more. I have a lot to say. These past few months have taught me some very hard lessons. It's a new day, and I'm feeling good: out of the darkness and into the light.

Let Them Eat cake.

There's a new cake shop in Lexington, MA called "cake." They feature a line of delicious cupcakes and beautifully crafted dessert and specialty cakes. The menu features a chocolate lover's dream cake, "Midnight Delight", a dense fudge cake filled with chocolate pastry cream topped with a generous dollop of chocolate buttercream icing; a sweet vanilla bean cake filled with rich pastry cream and topped with Ghiradelli chocolate ganache, "Black Tie Affair", a southern red velvet cake topped with a luscious cream cheese icing, "Red Carpet", along with several other tempting flavors.


Check out Cave Cibum's review for Cake in Lexington, MA.

Also, check out The Cupcakes Blog

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