Apple Bread, Take Two

so, i promised a picture of that apple streusel bread over a month ago, but then i was on a mini vacation, and then i ate it all.

true story.

so i made it again, since i was busy torturing my hand all morning, making more applesauce, and then this bread. the apples are super chunky this time because i got lazy...and my hand hurt. i am a little nervous, since i don't care for chunky, but i'll probably eat it anyway. it was delicious the first time, so why not the second time?

here is the recipe, courtesy of julie's eats and treats. it is fairly simple. so go and make it.

yes, i totally made some tea and was drinking it all day long. like i've said before recently, it's cold outside, so it's definitely that time of the year for it.

so let's see....has anything happened since sunday? i can't even tell you what day of the week it is. i feel so confused. all of my work days are off. at least that's how i feel. friday's events did not help. the services are this friday, so i have called out of work at the restaurant to be there. if i did not mention, i am making more ribbon cookies.

i am also working on a little side project, but i will share and post pictures when it is completed. i am excited, i don't get motivated to do art often.

i even went out and bought charcoals and big paper. i miss big paper.

that is even more unusual in itself since pre college, i only worked on notebook size paper or smaller. i guess i got accustomed to using big paper and working on a larger scale over time. i can't really explain it.

anyway. i don't have much time to work. i hope i am able to get everything done by friday. i did get quite a bit accomplished today, so i hope it won't be an issue tomorrow before work.

work. ohhh work. not the restaurant, even. other main work. have i mentioned how much i want to punch it in the face lately, and not even care if i cripple myself further? like seriously.

i am pretty sure corporate forgot that tuesday was veterans day, and failed to give our store any hours to accommodate for the amount of business we did, meaning single person coverage all day long. this time of the year, especially on new release days, i'm pretty sure we could use more than one person on at a time. that, and the store is trashed since noone likes to take any trash out either. i am pretty sure i am the only one that does it. unless i complain enough about it, once in a while someone else will do work. then , to top off my busy day (already wanting to go home for 3/4 of the day), even worse stuff happened, so by the end of my shift, i was so done. ron and i ate mac and cheese and chocolate pie that we bought from wegmans. super chocolate pie. the end.

have i mentioned that gingerbread poptarts are the best ever? i am still standing firm that i love the holidays, i am so done with seeing pumpkin everything, and holidays make me happy, aside from the whole retail factor.

if you bring me gingerbread poptarts, we will be best friends forever. or any of the other hints that i have dropped in the last two posts. i really want to make a gingerbread house or cookies this year. we will see what happens. i started my treat list for this year, but it's a secret for now.

le sigh. let's see if i can manage without wanting to curl up and cry in the corner every day after work. wish me luck, i feel like i am going to need it. that, and someone keep yelling at me to sleep more. see you sunday, hopefully with more good things to share. thanks for reading!