Moving and Lots of Treats

holy crap am i tired. i think last night was the earliest i made it to bed (about 11pm) than i have in the last 10 days. this 1am stuff does not work for me, especially with the number of hours i worked last week.

aaaanyways....

i have been working extra hard to get ready for my tea party this weekend. i am really excited. i love tea. i have my pound cake done for my petit fours, i am going to make scones and macarons. there will be cucumber sandwiches. there will be (of course) all kinds of tea. it's even supposed to be somewhat nice out, although my party is later in the day. fancy high tea, or at least my rendition of it.

i also have a cake to make for tomorrow. i am going to start decorating it in a bit, i am waiting for my butter to come to room temperature. it is going to be hot wheels themed, i will post pictures later when i am done.

i am almost done with the unpacking part of moving. the past two times it usually takes a couple months to get everything done, but this was like a speed run. i think this is like 9 days. i have to take out this box of boxes that probably weighs half as much as i do, and i have 2 small boxes left which are holding the kitchen cabinet doors shut (i need those child proof hinge thingys, one of my cats locked himself in the cabinet a few days ago for 8 hours. they are retarded). so, almost there. i should be done by sunday.

now, on to this pie....

as you can see, i added a little special ingredient to the graham cracker crust. i was worried i wouldn't have enough so i threw a few of these dulce de leche girl scout cookies into the mix. genius. strangely enough, i think it goes rather well with the lemon meringue. here is the recipe, which i got from allrecipes this time!

i think i got carried away with the meringue, however. i beat it a little too much, so it kind of deflated. it was still delicious though. i am the only one eating it anyway.

i made this pie twice unintentionally. i had the dry ingredients and the crust set aside in my fridge from right before the move. the crust melted, hence the graham cracker crust. i forgot the dry ingredients and mixed them all again. i guess once i eat this one i just have to make another pie. maybe i'll do key lime next.

 

as much as i obsess over key lime, it wasn't really my next idea. i have been dying for a coconut cream pie. more specifically, i have this delightful chocolate lovers book that has a white chocolate coconut cream pie. ohhhh yeahhh. i will have to get someone to share that with me since i am the only one who likes coconut in this house. it is one of my top favorites aside from salted caramel, key lime, anything chocolate....well, anything, almost. there are no such things as favorites in my mind, since they are always changing. those things i just mentioned are pretty consistent though. ☺

aside from all the unpacking, cleaning, and baking, i made a little time for some crafty-crafts too. i made this little spring time decor for the center of this lower ceiling-almost-arch-thing in my living room. i also made a little bouquet
 for a table or something for sunday. i have some more flowers left, i haven't decided what to do with them yet.

i really like lilies. an ac moore was going out of business near me, so i got a bunch of neat things for real cheap. yay less money! less money is ALWAYS a favorite in my book.

i can't wait to have a little more time after all of this. i have such fun doing things like this, it almost makes me feel like i have a chance at understanding the word "relax." isn't that terrible? it's like the word is not a part of my vocabulary at all sometimes, and is probably why i am as broken as i am. i am still trying to blame moving for my new neck/back issue, and the fact that i chemical poisoned myself a few nights ago, too. i mean, why can't everything just pick itself up and move, or clean itself more often? maybe these things wouldn't happen? ohh one could only dream. hahaha. i am so delusional.

well, i suppose i will wrap this up for now. i have a list of things i need to do over the next few days, and they definitely will not do themselves. check back soon for more pictures of all these things i will be making. thanks for reading! ♥