Looks like Picasa is my friend once again (I'll pretend yesterday's snafu wasn't user error), so here are some photos from last weekend.
On Friday, I met SFS after work and we headed up to his roof. This is a particularly fun place, because it's a little off limits- technically, no one is supposed to go up there. But SFS's roommate convinced their Super to disable the emergency alarm on the roof door, so it's like the boys' hang-out spot. Occasionally they allow me to infiltrate their circle... and last Friday was one of those days! Here's the first picture I took on Friday night... ah, New Jersey!
Now SFS was smart, and brought a book to the roof (I left mine at work... grrrr!)- see how nicely he poses for my never ending photos? (I'm only kidding- I take SO many pictures- and he's a very good sport about it!)
Awww- this one is SO much better!
Luckily SFS brought his iTouch for me to play with... I have decided I will become a master at that color-block-flooding game... I've won, like 5 times (just don't ask me how many times I've lost)!
Here is what I love about the roof- yummy iced tea (there's a Starbucks a few blocks from SFS).
Note: please ignore my horrible toes- I have since gotten a new pedi!
This is the view to the South- see the top of the pretty monument?
As the sun was setting, I just kept snapping away!
As summer approaches, the trees start to bloom and everything looks so darn LUSH!
This is the view to the Northeast... check out some of those roof gardens- I'm green with envy!
And the view to the Southeast- that roof to the immediate right of the photo was grilling hamburgers... boy, did they smell delish!
I just love the look of water towers- isn't it cool?
I snapped this last photo as the sun set... things got a lot colder after that, so it was the end of our time on the roof!
For dinner, we ordered Mexican food... yum! Here's the spread:
I had this GIANT burrito (no meat, thank you very much):
While SFS ordered a
BEEF TONGUE TACO!
(I couldn't even look at it!)
And a pork something-or-other.... (I can't remember what it was called- but it came on a cornmeal biscuit-y thing.)
I gave up on my burrito... luckily SFS and his roommate offered to eat a bit for me! :)
This is SFS in action- there was a third kind of meat dish as well, but I'm blanking... maybe chicken?
After a fun day on Saturday, SFS agreed to help me make some Cupcake Pops. I had a church brunch on Sunday, so we made these purple pops. SFS did all the sugar-sprinkling... don't they look great?
When we were done, we put them in a box to transport.
(Don't worry, when we got to the brunch, they were immediately put into a crystal bowl... it's the Upper East Side, people!)
So there you have it- my weekend in pictures! Hope your Tuesday is great- we're set to have some beautiful weather here in NYC- I hope it's the same wherever you are!
But you know what makes these tasty treats even better? They have a yummy little surprise hidden inside!
These cupcakes were extremely easy to make- let me show you!
I started with box-cake batter...
And then I added the "surprise"- York Peppermint Patties!
See? I just plopped them in the cupcake liners full of batter.
And after a few minutes in the oven these babies were ready to decorate.
To make the little ghosties, I took the wrapper off a cupcake, flipped it upside down and balanced a marshmallow on top...
Before squirting icing all around the marshmallow.
Then I turned my attention to the fondant- I rolled it out extra thin and used a plate to cut a lovely little circle.
Then I smoothed it over the top of the cupcake (sorry I don't have an action shot of that- it took two hands to handle the fondant). After I liked the shape of the ghost, I added some eyes and a mouth using food coloring.
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